dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to order; to command; to appoint
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
any more; any further; any better; any longer
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
influence; clout; leverage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
such; this sort of; like this
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
go that far; to that extent
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
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
concealment; suppression; hiding
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be silent; to say nothing
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honour; honor; glory; privilege
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage