group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
several minutes; a few minutes
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to shake; to sway; to waver
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to pause; to have a short intermission
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
beginning; clue; starting point
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
party appointee in a safe constituency; (lit.) parachute candidate
preliminary arrangements; spade work
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
100,000,000; one hundred million
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment