crime; criminal act; offence; offense
home environment; family environment
society; public; community; social studies
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
rising; ascending; climbing
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
(police) detective; criminal matter
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
occurrence; happening; incident; event
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
that's a different matter; that's a different story
surely; certainly; without doubt
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
one by one; one after another; successively
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside