government service; the bureaucracy
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(police) detective; criminal matter
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
anything and everything; just about everything
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
society; public; community; social studies
consequence; outcome; result; blame
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
in that way; thus; so; so?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to overdo; to do too much
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being