fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
invitation; introduction; temptation
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
sudden change; sudden turn
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
convenient; handy; useful
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
no, not like that (but like this)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
capable of anything; liable to do
to do over; to remake; to resume
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker