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getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

2

efficiency

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)

1

to bring someone along

3

fight; scuffle

1

to repeat; to be frequent

1

to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away

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to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

not worth considering; out of the question

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

3

each; every; all

1

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

4

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

2

belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt

3

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

3

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

4

arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour

5

store; shop; restaurant

5

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

2

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

2

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

1

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

1

to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor

1

provisional; temporary; tentative

1

injured person; wounded person; casualty

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

6

direct control; direct supervision

2

in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma

1

apologetic

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

had better ...; had better not ...

6

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

2

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

4

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

4

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

3

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

strong interaction; strong force

1

some people; a few people; several people

3

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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