criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
special award; special prize
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
control; management; supervision
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
strategy meeting; council of war
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
major cleanup; spring cleaning
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
normal duties; (one's) regular work
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
wholesale arrest; round-up
section manager; section chief
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
fully armed; armed to the teeth
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
spread; span; expanse; extent
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
great success; huge success
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
the question remains; it comes into question