TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules
late-night show; midnight broadcast
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
business world; business circles; (the) industry
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
article; news story; report; account
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
heading; headline; index; headword
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
victim; injured party; sufferer
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
offender; criminal; culprit
testimony; (verbal) evidence
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
height (of body); stature
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)