acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
human trafficking; slave trade
at once; immediately; right now
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
pre-war days; before the war
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
various places; several sources
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
child consultation center; children's welfare center
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
departure; leaving; setting off
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
abuse; misuse; perversion