funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
police; police officer; police station
government office; public office
it is not (like that) either
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
one's family (home) background (environment)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
it's no joke; gimme a break!
service industry; service sector
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to overdo; to do too much