inquiry; enquiry; hearing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
such ... as; or some such
thorough; exhaustive; complete
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
one person; another name; nickname; alias
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
way of speaking; intimation
to have a narrow escape from death
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
because of; owing to; due to
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to be too numerous; to be too much
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
decision; determination; resolution
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
outsider; someone outside of a group
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround