asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to begin talking; to open up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
how many people; a number of people
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
settlement; solution; resolution
on duty; at work; while working
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
don't you think?; indicates question
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
temporary; provisional; interim
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
such ... as; or some such
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying