clause; article; stipulations
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
thousands; several thousand
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
tattling; telling on (someone)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
both; both sides; both parties
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
the place for; the time for; the level of
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
one after another; in rapid succession
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to rule; to govern; to administer
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
reward; honorarium; remuneration