from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
instability; insecurity; crankiness
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
second (unit of time); arc second
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
splinters of glass; glass shards
hard fight; difficult struggle
to slide into; to slip into
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
watering hole; watering place
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
movie; film; motion picture
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
disorder; disturbance; unrest
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
period of time; time slot; time zone
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
about when; about what time; how soon
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
chaps (in the skin); cracks
memory; ability to remember
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
alteration; falsification; faking
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest