and so; therefore; for that reason
private citizen; civilian
because; for; the reason why is ...
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
system; institution; organization; organisation
to take on a role; to take part
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
no!; no no!; no, not at all
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
early (days); initial stage; initial
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
business discussion; negotiation
of course; certainly; naturally
transactions; dealings; business
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
ability; performance; efficiency
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do