to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the other day; a few days ago
headquarters; head office; main office
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
and; thereupon; because of that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
mediator; manager; caretaker
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
because of; owing to; due to
unsettled; pending; unresolved
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
settlement; solution; resolution
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...