to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to flare up; to fly into a rage
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
victim; injured party; sufferer
so what!; who gives a damn?
murder; killing; murderer
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
imagination; supposition; guess
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be able to manage somehow or other
last night; yesterday evening
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
because of; owing to; due to
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
no!; no no!; no, not at all
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
proposal; proposition; suggestion
nurturing; rearing; childcare; day care
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
child on the waiting list (for a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
in the same way as; just like