advanced level; high grade; senior
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
impossible to do (although wants to)
special investigation headquarter
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
mobilization; mobilisation
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
inspection; examination; check
to begin; to set about; to start
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
to stop talking; to be silent
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
abandoning; giving up; quitting
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
public telephone; pay phone
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to be in danger of; to be liable to
postponement; deferment; adjournment
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
initial investigation (by police)
to cross the line; to go too far