police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
with a start; with a jump
to stiffen; to become stiff
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
whatever the case; under any circumstances
worst; worst-case (scenario)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
several times (as large, over)
to say no more; to sink into silence
bored; having nothing to do; idle
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
birth date; date of birth; DOB
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
restoration; repair; mending
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
unexpectedly; surprisingly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ups and downs; up-and-down
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement