mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
performance of one's official duties
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
highly unpredictable; touch and go
police officer; policeman; policewoman
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
build; physique; frame; constitution
police substation; residential police box
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
condition; state (of health); appearance
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
double-punch; one-two punch; double whammy; twofold blow
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
best practices; best practice
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then