selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
police officer; policeman; constable
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
surveillance camera; security camera
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
station; office; guardroom
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
entry; approach; penetration
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
inspection; examination; checking
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail