(necessary) personnel; required person
playing the victim; playing the victim card
throwaway; disposable; single-use
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
torture to death; torment to death
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
sea of fire; sea of flame
carbonization; carbonisation
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
thousands; several thousand
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
party; set; gang; company; person
private citizen; civilian
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to torment; to harass; to tease
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
interior; inside; internal
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac