great hurry; great haste; rush
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
police officer; policeman; constable
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
one-child policy (of the PRC)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
proper; respectable; decent; honest
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
underworld; underside of society
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial