reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
very likely; very probable
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
2nd day of the month; two days
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly