tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
professional killer; hit man
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
long; drawn-out; very long
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
mockery; derision; ridicule
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
whispered conversation; whispering
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to yell; to rant; to rave
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
though; notwithstanding; although
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
inside; interior; inner part
to knock down; to knock out
above; going steadily upward