returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
preface; introduction; preamble
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
maid; helper; help; assistance
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
mass; quality and quantity
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
material; substance; matter
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is