needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
sampling (e.g. for a survey); extraction method
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
killing time; staving off boredom
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
superstition; superstitious belief
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
elegant; graceful; refined
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
falling asleep at the wheel
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
command; commander; commandant
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to lead a life; to live a life
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
big corporation; major firm; leading company
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
private military company; mercenary group