stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
very careful; thoroughly prepared
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
unexpectedly; surprisingly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
manacles; shackles; fetters
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up