may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
interior; inside; internal
very likely; very probable
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to begin drawing; to begin painting
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
within the jurisdiction of
to take command; to give direction
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
homeless; homeless person
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
innocence; being not guilty
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
real intention; true motive; true meaning
during imprisonment; while in jail
death from disease; death from illness
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
much less; to say nothing of
to walk in on; to tread upon
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game