wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
strict order; peremptory command
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
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
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to take command; to give direction
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint