confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
serious criminal; heinous criminal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
long time; long interval; for quite some time
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
murder; killing; murderer
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
powerful person; influential person
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
how can (one) do something
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
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
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
with a friendly grin; smilingly
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument