public facilities; utilities
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
until now; so far; up to the present
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
curious; strange; unusual
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to badger; to pester; to beg
questions and answers; dialogue
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
remains; corpse; (dead) body
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
platoon commander; section commander
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to begin; to set about; to start