happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
right to investigate; investigatory power
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to find fault with; to question
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
cooperation; collaboration
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
female high-school student
(another's) daughter; young lady
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
power; authority; jurisdiction
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
concealment; suppression; hiding
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
rhyming game; play on words; pun
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
unseasonable; out of season
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt