to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
police; police officer; police station
armed forces; military; troops
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
leader; authority; mainstay
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
18-litre measuring container
commencing with; including
dozens; scores of; decades
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
self-defense; self-defence
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
upper half of the body; upper body
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
middle of the night; dead of night
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
conviction; belief; confidence