thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
person standing watch; guard duty
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to become pale; to turn pale
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to live; to reside; to inhabit
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to lend an ear to; to listen to
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
inside one's heart; in one's mind
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
else; in addition; besides
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
one by one; one each; one at a time
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
be (that) as it may; having said that
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
murder; killing; murderer
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by