name; given name; first name
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
material; materials; data; information; documents
most part; greater part; majority
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
shooting down (an aircraft)
indiscriminate terror; indiscriminate terrorism
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
world; society; people; the public
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
crime; criminal act; offence; offense