engineering works; civil engineering; public works
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
collusive bidding at the initiative of government agencies
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to carry around; to carry on one's person
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
great physical power; animal strength
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
arrest; apprehension; capture
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
out-of-office notification (email)
very; extremely; excessively