succession; continuation; series; sequence
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
the other day; a few days ago
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
detached; aloof; indifferent
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
optical fiber; optical fibre
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
to begin; to set about; to start
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
exploitation; overuse; abuse
heart attack; to have a heart attack
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
related to; in relation to
the place for; the time for; the level of
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to laugh away; to laugh off
servant; manservant; menial
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to be worried; to be troubled
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
outline; summary; argument
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
military shoes; combat boots
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
covering; protection; backing; relief