in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
please be careful; please take care
January; first month of the lunar calendar
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
back street; back alley; off-street
beginning; outset; first; onset
to wring the neck; to strangle
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
mobilization; mobilisation
while; during; while; although; all; both
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but