ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to claim victims; to cause casualties
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
police; police officer; police station
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
settlement; solution; resolution
that's the way it is; such is life
to pause; to have a short intermission
to shout (in anger); to yell
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
contradiction; inconsistency
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
research expenses; research costs
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be too numerous; to be too much
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole