being in office; holding a position; employment; service
large number (of); many; majority
mass communication; mass media
to sniff out; to get wind of
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
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
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
investigator; interrogator
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
PTSD; post-traumatic stress disorder
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
instability; insecurity; crankiness
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
irritation; annoyance; frustration
control; check; restraint; inhibition
still (continuing); as ever; further
so what!; who gives a damn?
pupil; student; schoolchild
stupid girl; stupid woman
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
state of mind; mentality; psychology
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to fire into; to shoot into