shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
murder; killing; murderer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
vehicle larger than a light motor vehicle, and subject to automobile registration and tax
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to entrust; to leave to a person
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)