degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
municipal hospital; public hospital
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
older sister; lass; young lady
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
entrance; admission; entering
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
play equipment; playground equipment
box; box-shape; cube-type
country; territory; domain; realm
Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
three; three years of age
ministries and government offices; the authorities
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
in order; sequential; seriatim
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)