Meanings

take it from me

to claim victims

person reporting to have symptoms (of a disease, etc.)

when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you

demonstrator

president and chief executive officer

parolee

person released from prison

convict on their way to prison

chief operating officer

putting on a brave front

(prison) inmate

released prisoner

Buddhist scholar

unit owner (in a condominium or other multi-unit building)

parolee

cellmate

hot spring geisha

full-time trade union official

lazybones