disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
nice; likeable; desirable
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
no matter how much time passes
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
a little bit; a little while
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
from here; from this place
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(find) common (meeting) ground
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
turmoil; chaos; confusion
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
the real criminal; true culprit
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind