seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
practical problem; practical matter
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to become locked; to lock
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be too numerous; to be too much
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
going around; patrol; round; tour
frequency (of occurrence)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
agreement; assent; Norway
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
apathy; lethargic state; state of lassitude
things at hand; personal belongings
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally