to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
to increase; to add to; to augment
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
that day; the very same day
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar