childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
otherwise; or else; if not
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to call out; to ask someone to come
headquarters; head office; main office
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
how; in what way; I wonder
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
full of troubles, difficulties
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
going around; patrol; round; tour
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
self-deprecating; self-mocking
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
cursed be working for others; wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else; (lit.) serving at court is something one should not do