(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
inspector; observer; member of an inspection team
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to talk; to chat; to chatter
office hours; business hours; working hours
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
serious look (on one's face); straight face
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
victim; injured party; sufferer
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
the real criminal; true culprit
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
offender; criminal; culprit
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into