readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to already have enough; to already have what one needs; to be on time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
headquarters; head office; main office
administrator; director; commissioner
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
retort; back talk; backchat
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
time; hour; period; class
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
as you see; as you can see