complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
referring a case to a public prosecutor
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
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
guardians; parents; father and older brother
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
after a long time; for the first time in a while
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se