to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to look away; to avert one's eyes
political issue (problem)
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
even if; even though; however; no matter how
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
yearned for; longed for; missed
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
both; both sides; both parties
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
(social) class; rank; grade
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
every month; each month; monthly
100,000; hundred thousand