secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
I appreciate your efforts
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
small; fine; detailed; stingy
police investigator; investigator
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
personality; style; appearance
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)