to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to have an eye on; to zero in on
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
high efficiency; high performance
without cause; without reason
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
peace preservation; security; safety
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
society; public; community; social studies
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
prejudice; bias; distorted view
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
in the course of one's duties
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout