strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
as you are aware; as you know
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
difference; disparity; gap
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to make a fool of (someone)
to sit down; to take a seat
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
offender; criminal; culprit
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be detained; to take time
ordinary citizen; the general public
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to set on fire; to ignite
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)