dozens; scores of; decades
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
I see; that's right; indeed
plural; multiple; plural (number)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
mass communication; mass media
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to pass (of time); to elapse