life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre; meter; meter; gauge
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(criminal) investigation headquarters
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)