study; library; den; home office; reading room
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to concern; to be related
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Federal Republic of Germany (former West Germany)
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
secret; private; surreptitious
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)