after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
conference room; council room
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
(written) contract; agreement
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to detain; to check; to restrain
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
just a minute; small quantity
police officer; policeman; policewoman
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
one way or the other; either way
without; unless; have to do
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
patient; unhurried; leisurely
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
possession; retention; maintenance
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
your home; your family; their home; (my) home