briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
armed forces; military; troops
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
near; close; beside; third person
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
accomplishment; execution
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
how many people; a number of people
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
many; much; plenty; hardly
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself