a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
upper end; top; tip; top edge
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
beforehand; in advance; previously
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
ability; capability; skill
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
victim; injured party; sufferer
circulation (of the blood)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to invite in; to show someone in