riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
number of times; frequency; count
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to put one's hand on; to touch
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to open (one's eyes) wide
(opening of a) wound; cut
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
negative thinking; pessimism
general; popular; common; typical
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
even so; anyhow; at any rate
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
chance; opportunity; occasion
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)