back street; back alley; off-street
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to harm; to cause harm to
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
military man; warrior; soldier
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
diversion; distraction; feint
what's what; heads or tails
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to chase; to run after; to pursue
having high information content; informative
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
information transfer; information transmission
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly