procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
small sum (of money); small amount
identification; background check; identity confirmation
late at night; at a late hour
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
100,000; hundred thousand
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
depravity; corruption; degradation
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
(a person's) appearance; looks
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
weightlessness; zero gravity
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
source of information; intelligence source; message source
middle of the night; dead of night
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent