deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
victim; injured party; sufferer
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
copycat criminal; copycat crime
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
cooperation; coordination; link
one more time; once more; once again
to wash again; to reconsider
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
large serving; large portion
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt