skill; dexterity; master hand
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
casual speech; peer language; informal language
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
release; liberation; acquittal
system; organization; organisation; architecture
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked