direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
way (of doing); manner; method; means
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
originally; by nature; from the start
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
form; shape; figure; visage
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to order; to command; to appoint
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
cooperation; collaboration
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
grasp; catch; understanding
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
regret; repentance; remorse
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum