the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
society; public; community; social studies
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
professional killer; hit man
to employ; to hire; to charter
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
one's person; around one's person
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
members; member; constituent
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
just a minute; small quantity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to become misty; to become hazy
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities