manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
safety; welfare; well-being
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
convenience store lunch box
to step firmly; to harden by treading
female high-school student
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
flour; meal; powder; dust
stimulant; pep-pill; shabu; upper; speed
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to wander; to roam from place to place
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to get thin; to taper off
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
police officer; policeman; policewoman
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all