guard; sentinel; garrison
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
murder; homicide; manslaughter
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
very; much; greatly; a lot of
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
such ... as; or some such
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)