to take someone's life; to kill someone
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
again; once again; yet again
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
on the occasion of; at the time of
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
possessed of a strong sense of duty
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to run through; to run past
process; course; mechanism
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
both hands; both arms; ten
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to make an appeal; to urge
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them