-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
fixed date; settlement date
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
and; thereupon; because of that
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
now; the present time; just now; another; more
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor