dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
variation in color (colour); having a different color
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to sniff out; to get wind of
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
interior; inside; internal
intelligence or information network
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
period of time; time slot; time zone
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
going around; patrol; round; tour
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to become clear; to be made public
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on