direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
threatening letter; intimidating letter
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
supply; supplying; replenishment
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to launch a surprise attack
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly