to commit a crime; to commit a sin
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
at once; immediately; right now
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
practical problem; practical matter
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
murder; killing; murderer
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
selection; choice; option
stale; hackneyed; cliched
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression