chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
receiving an electric shock
tuna; Pacific bluefin tuna
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
establishment; settlement
course; route; path; process; stages
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
script; screenplay; scenario
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
person being waited for; person who waits
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
preliminary step; first step
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
International System of Units; SI
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
evident; plain; distinct; clear
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
secret technique; secret art
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no