quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
cyberattack; cyber attack; cyber-attack; hacking attack
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
visual confirmation; sighting
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
son of a bitch; piece of shit
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
referring a case to a public prosecutor
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
(political) power; authority; influence
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
left-hand radical of a character
distance in a straight line