to have an eye on; to zero in on
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
objection; dissent; protest
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
proper; right; reasonable
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
like this; this sort; this way
in the future; another day; later
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
green calabash; unripe gourd; pale and sickly person; pallid and thin person
young girl; lass; adolescent female
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
within the jurisdiction (of); one's jurisdiction; in a pipe
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit
violent crime; violent offense; violent criminal; perpetrator of a violent crime
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
to take (be in) charge of
town; city; municipal; urban
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance