diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
distribution; allocation; dispensation; impartation
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office; police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
(abbr) Harvard (University)
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to hate each other; to hate mutually
black kite (Milvus migrans)
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
to overcharge; to rip off
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
the prosecution; prosecution side
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
worst; poor and boring; uncool
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
young and energetic; up-and-coming
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager