corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
proposal; offer; request; application
big man; large man; tall man; giant
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
debt collection; debt collector
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
still (continuing); as ever; further
wounded person; injured person
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to slide into; to slip into