toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to anticipate; to foresee
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
to kill; to beat to death
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to knock down; to knock out
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
membership card; membership certificate
nothing but; except; no more than
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
immediately; right away; on the spot
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
tear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
rental video; video rental shop
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
in terms of; from the point of view of
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow