outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
all-night vigil over a body; wake
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
settlement; conclusion; summary
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
all-night vigil over a body; wake
young person; inexperienced person; novice
rational; logical; coherent
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
looks; personal appearance; features
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
large number (of); many; majority
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
acute myocardial infarction; AMI
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
witnessing; observing; sighting
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize