enshrinement; installation (of an image)
history; pedigree; lineage
making a strange face; strange face
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
first offence; first offense; first offender
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
underworld; underside of society
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
teatime; tea break; coffee break
operating expenses; budget
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
receiving; acceptance; reception
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
precedence; first move (in games)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
what happens twice will happen thrice
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
children's song; nursery rhyme
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting