arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
underworld; underside of society
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!