a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
depending on; dependent on
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
private citizen; civilian
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
inspector general; commissioner
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
police officer; policeman; policewoman
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
that's the way it is; such is life
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to increase; to add to; to augment
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion