to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to find out; to discover; to locate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
considerably; greatly; a lot
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to lure someone; to entice someone
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
section manager; section chief
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
government worker; public servant; civil servant
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
more than usual; especially; particularly
on bad terms; at loggerheads
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
police; police officer; police station
exclusive; attached to; specialist
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
determination; resolution