to discuss; to talk together
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
police; police officer; police station
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to be helpful; to be useful
danger; peril; hazard; risk
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(social) position; status
to gain fame; to make one's name
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to face; to go towards; to head towards