plaintiff group; plaintiffs
scuba; self-contained under-water breathing apparatus
harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
open criminal investigation
brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis
Brighton (Britain); Blyton
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
complicity (in a crime); collusion
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
inauguration; installation ceremony
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
very likely; very probable
living by oneself; living alone
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
dullard; indecisive person