to employ; to hire; to charter
Mackenzie (Canada); McKenzie
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
difficult to ...; hard to ...
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
immediately; right away; on the spot
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
rational; reasonable; logical
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
treatment (of a person); dealing with
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert