to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
(exercising) the right to command
since when; from when; how long
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
sabotage; subversive activities
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to hide; to conceal oneself
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
family chart and personal history
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
proper; right; reasonable
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
verbal promise; one's word
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk