piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
on the occasion of; at the time of
police; police officer; police station
aggression; invasion; raid
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
consideration; taking into account
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to be in danger of; to be liable to
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
something; some kind of; for some reason
being lost in deep thought
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
secret information; intelligence
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
several years; a few years
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
thorough; exhaustive; complete
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps