seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to take someone's life; to kill someone
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
to apologize; to apologise
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
lading; loading; carrying
weight; heavyweight boxer
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
No Parking; Parking Prohibited; prohibition of parking; parking ban
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
here and there; everywhere
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
not caring; not giving a damn
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes