head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
self-control; self-restraint
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to appear in the newspaper
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
living by oneself; living alone
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
police; police officer; police station
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
high spirits; gleeful mood
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
a long time ago; in those days
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost