getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
branch office; agency; sub-branch
all one has; all one's possessions
this and that; one thing or another
upper classes; high society
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
January; first month of the lunar calendar
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
in name only; titular; nominal
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
sympathy; empathy; response
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
to creep about; to crawl around
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
business discussion; negotiation