black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
two colours; two varieties; two types
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears