to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
taxi en route to a customer
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed; investigation (e.g. of a crime scene)
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
intuition; instinct; hunch
thousand years; millennium; eternity
near; nearby; not far off
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
thousand years; many years
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
papilionaceous; butterfly-shaped
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front