in the course of one's duties
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
square formation (of troops); magic square
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
armband; arm band; brassard
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
observation (by a crowd); (public) viewing; spectating; watching
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
unusual; serious; incomparable
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
light and darkness; light and shade
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
mass (of people); large crowd
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
ten (long cylindrical things)