counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to some extent; to a certain extent
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
clearly; distinctly; vividly
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
total energy; all efforts
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
call; summons; convening; convocation
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
every place; various places
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint