connections; contacts; influence
trouble; quarrel; dispute
military aggression; military invasion
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
tediously; lengthily; wordily
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
private; exclusive; secret
to slander; to accuse falsely
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible
whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
difference; discrepancy; variation
confusion; distraction; derangement
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to prove; to substantiate
emotion and reason; logic and emotion; justice and compassion (criminal justice context)
the very start; the very beginning
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
mind; disposition; nature