softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
modernization; modernisation
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
house search (e.g. by the police)
Political Funds Control Law
arrest on a separate charge
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
stopping functioning; being out of service
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
copycat criminal; copycat crime
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
(the) executive; administration; leadership
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
superalloy; Chogokin; line of die-cast metal robot and character toys sold by Popy
devil; evil spirit; genie
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
public welfare; the people's livelihood
huge; enormous; great big
place of refuge; refugee destination
as if nothing had happened
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly