twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
suspension (from work or school)
so what!; who gives a damn?
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
duty; obligation; responsibility
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
police; policeman; police officer
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
authority; power; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
I have nothing to do with it
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance