unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
close; intimate; on good terms
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
feeling; sense; impression
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
reality; actuality; hard fact
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
silence (not speaking); muteness
nod; inclination of the head
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by