ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
buying sex; hiring a prostitute
to cross the line; to go too far
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
mass communication; mass media
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
indictment; prosecution; complaint
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
many; numerous; various; large number of
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
one's long-cherished desire
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
speech and behaviour (behavior)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to choke; to have trouble breathing
chief; main; principal; important
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd