protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
arrest; apprehension; capture
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
newspaper story (article, account)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
shellfish; seashell; shell
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
discussion; argument; debate
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to drink up; to drain (cup)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
celebration; congratulations
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
horizon (related to bodies of water)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
correction; revision; amendment
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds