to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
at least; at most; (even) just
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
ninth day of the month; nine days
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to snatch from; to steal from
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
river; stream; River; the ... river
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart