second grade; second class; secondary
releasing on parole; conditional release
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
regarding highly; attaching importance to
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
hard fight; difficult struggle
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
23rd day of the month; 23 days
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
personification; anthropomorphization
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
cannibalism; anthropophagism
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
police officer; policeman; constable
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
trashcan; rubbish bin; dustbin; ashcan
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to fit (inside something)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal