to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
chief; main; principal; important
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
control; management; supervision
offender; transgressor; violator
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
on the occasion of; at the time of
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
by sheer strength; by brute force
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to raise one's voice; to shout
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
nonchalant air; unruffled air
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
contest of strength; trial of strength
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...