willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
late at night; small hours of the morning
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
a considerable number; a fair number
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to order; to command; to appoint
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to amuse oneself; to make merry
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault