stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
making a funny face; amusing face
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
(rubbing) salt in the wound
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to underrate; to make light of
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
to wash away; to rinse off
visual confirmation; sighting
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
to write down; to record; to register
article; news story; report; account
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
major earthquake; large earthquake
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)