increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
now that; since; so long as; because
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
family-oriented; familial
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
sattva (being); bodhisattva
witnessing; observing; sighting
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in succession; one by one
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
cooperation; collaboration
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp