whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
convenient; handy; useful
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
scoundrel; rascal; villain
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
dictaphone; dictation system
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
severe; strict; tough; hard
black lustre; black luster
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
fear; dread; fright; willies
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
in one's hands; in one's control
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
duty; function; office; mission; task
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)