to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
good humour (humor); good mood
authority; power; influence
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
himself; yourself; herself
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to call again; to call someone back
sense of loss; feeling of loss
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
reading aloud; recitation
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
practice; practising; experience
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
man; male; masculine gender
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
explanation; interpretation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
to state; to express; to mention
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
the last moment; the very end