difficult to approach; inaccessible
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
counsel; defender; advocate
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
getting an advance (on one's salary)
long ago; a long time ago; already
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
that's a different matter; that's a different story
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
(in) his way; peculiar to him
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
in unison; as one; united
to join forces; to cooperate
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
to take (be in) charge of
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
allocation; assignment; allotment
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)