hostility; antagonism; opposition
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
going to the United States
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
establishment; settlement
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
offender; criminal; culprit
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be found; to be discovered
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
modern architecture; modernist architecture
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at that time; in those days
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
government; administration
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
serious; not joking; straight
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected