major incident; major happening; big scandal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
hateful; detestable; loathsome
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
previous preconception; previous engagement
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
incisor (esp. in humans); grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
unconditionally; as a rule
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
difference; disparity; gap
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
sympathy; compassion; pity
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)