smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to anticipate; to foresee
(within a) territory; domains
safety administration; safety control; safety management
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
one's physical safety; personal security
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
villain; baddie; the villain's part
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
care; precaution; guarding; caution
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
regular time; stated period
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time