gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to pass (of time); to elapse
long ago; already; a long time ago
another time; some other time
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to find out; to discover; to locate
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to look around; to survey
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
as a child; when one was a child
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
naturally; of course; understandably
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality