unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
relation; connection; relevance
to pass (of time); to elapse
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
inspection; examination; check
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
pistol; handgun; revolver
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
check station; checkpoint
security force; public safety force
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
astronomical observation; stargazing
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
flight; desertion; escape
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to put out; to extinguish
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
discovery; detection; finding
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end