subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
the reason is ...; it is because ...
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
illegal; illicit; unlawful
smuggling; contraband trade
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
without thinking of the consequences
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to get one's head around; to think about
what time; (lit.) which hour
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to be away from home; to be out of the house
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
real experience; actual observations
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
falling asleep at the wheel
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
the defence; defence side
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
rather; sooner; preferably
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
capable of anything; liable to do