killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
recommendation; endorsement
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
cripple; disabled person; invalid
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to make an appeal; to urge
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to crouch; to squat; to cower
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to master something (through personal experience)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
correction; revision; rectification
second offense; second offence
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy