contradiction; inconsistency
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
according to plan; as planned; on target
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less