distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
with a start; with a jump
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to look down on; to condescend
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
sunlight; rays of the Sun
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
joint together; opposite; facing
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
frequency (of occurrence)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
hundred battles; many battles
other; another; over; more than; I; me
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
security firm; security company
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef