door; gate; opening; title page
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to repeat; to do something over again
to shave off; to scrape off
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
offender; criminal; culprit
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
doing whatever one pleases
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
duty; obligation; responsibility
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching