back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
article to be delivered; present
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
sunlight filtering through trees
heating; application of heat
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
one's family; family member
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
warmly; cordially; with tender care
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
flight; desertion; escape
deep affection; dear; beloved
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe