longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
shellfish; seashell; shell
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to lie down; to throw oneself down
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
to rise; to erect; to get up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ideally; if one were to wish for more
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
escaped prisoner; fugitive
long time; long interval; for quite some time
hills and fields; countryside
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to bring; to take; to bring about
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
preparation; arrangements
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby