good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
now that you say that; now that you mention it
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
(turned out) all right in the end
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
watchful waiting; careful supervision
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
so; therefore; and; (and) then