interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
as if nothing had happened
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
drug deal; drug dealing; drug trafficking; drug trade
duty; function; office; mission; task
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
training; drill; practice; discipline
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sincere; honest; faithful
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
strength; power; proficiency; ability
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
arrestee; person arrested
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
correction; revision; rectification
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom