secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
overseas assignment; overseas posting
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
chief examiner or investigator
now; the present time; just now; another; more
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
understood; I see; OK; present; here
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily