heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
... years old; age (of) ...
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
juvenile delinquents roaming about the city in groups
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
hotel in the center of the city; city hotel
to have a hard time of it
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
light meal; snack; refreshments
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
several shots; several blows
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to watch for an unguarded moment