small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
pistol; handgun; revolver
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cooperation; collaboration
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
one edge; one end; one side
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
tail (animal); tail end; tip
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
(theatrical) fighting scene
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to become fraught with emotion
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
transport; transportation
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
study; library; den; home office; reading room
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown