database search; database retrieval
panties thief; knickers bandit
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
to prowl after; to keep watch on
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
finger-banging (manual stimulation of female genital organs); fingering
to have a drink; to grab a drink
employee training; employee education
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
separation of smoking and non-smoking areas
Chloranthus serratus (species of flowering plant)
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
homicide department (of a police force)
leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)
television industry; television business
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
(secondary) tobacco smoke
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
private company; private corporation
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
drunk; drunken person; drunkard
to buy again; to buy anew
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
casting pearls before swine
risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing