follower; attendant; valet; servant
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to hand over; to surrender
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
government official; clerk
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
victim; injured party; sufferer
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
how many people; a number of people
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
death from disease; death from illness
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
it's no joke; gimme a break!