impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
difference; discrepancy; variation
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
police force; police squad
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
how many people; a number of people
imagination; supposition; guess