challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
murder; killing; murderer
occupation; calling; livelihood
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
school janitor; school caretaker
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
scope; extent; scope (i.e. an optical device); scope (of a name binding)
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
professional killer; hit man
power; authority; jurisdiction
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to force out corruption; to drive away misconduct; to clean up; (lit.) to drain out pus
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
literally; to the letter; literal
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
cool-headed; unflappable; having nerves of steel; dauntless
entreaty; appeal; petition
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of