public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
these guys; these fellows
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
killing and wounding; bloodshed
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nape (of the neck); nucha
village headman; village mayor
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to devour; to bite to death
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to cut corners; to be shoddy
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
ten; 10; ten years of age