to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
initial investigation (by police)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
way of speaking; intimation
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(one's precious) only child
several years standing; over several years
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to not believe one's ears
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
willpower; energy; vitality
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
assistant judge; judge-in-training
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
living thing; organism; creature; biology
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)