police drama (television); detective drama
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mental; spiritual; emotional
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
blood relationship; blood relative
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
connection; link; relationship
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to tighten; to press hard
to subsist; to keep on living
looking pale; looking unwell
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
serious look (on one's face); straight face
practical; realistic; pragmatic
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress