to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
future (usually near); prospects
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
future; possible; potential; prospective
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
many; numerous; various; large number of
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
multi-level marketing; MLM; network marketing; pyramid selling
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)