inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
rifling marks on a fired bullet
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
starting (construction) work
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
police cell; place of detention; jail
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
matter of concern and interest
highly unpredictable; touch and go
marshy rice field or paddy
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to wash again; to reconsider