dozens; scores of; decades
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to offer a (monetary) prize
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to be on the right track; to go well
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
in the same way as; just like