to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to complete decisively; to do to completion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
murder; homicide; manslaughter
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
number one; first; best; most; game; round
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
go that far; to that extent
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground