aforementioned; above-mentioned
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
such a thing; something like that
retreating figure; appearance from behind
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to put together; to assemble
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
merman; half man-half fish
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
spine; backbone; spinal column
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
business world; business circles; (the) industry
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
great; grand; extensive; large-scale