presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
professional killer; hit man
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
secret; private; surreptitious
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
military officer; naval officer
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(power) transformer; trance; trans
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
go on!; right!; here goes!
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...