wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
Al-Jizah (Egypt); Giza (Egypt)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
pitch dark; total darkness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
metal fittings; metal fixtures
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
underworld; underside of society
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
professional killer; hit man
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
sincere; earnest; serious