to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to stop walking; to pause
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
overlooking; turning a blind eye
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
(wearing) low over one's eyes
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
danger; peril; hazard; risk
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
though; notwithstanding; although
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
violent emotion; passion; fury
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...