irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
international law; law of nations
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
probability; likelihood; chances
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
meaning; significance; sense
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
desperation; struggle to the death
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
right in the middle (of); midst; height
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
servant; manservant; menial
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience