the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
alone; by oneself; on one's own
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
vice-minister; undersecretary
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
professional killer; hit man
infancy; childhood; tender age
murder; homicide; manslaughter
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to order; to command; to appoint
dirty work; unpleasant task
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
government office; public office
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy