hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
in unison; as one; united
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
section manager; section chief
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
headquarters; head office; main office
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
ward office; council (regional)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
providing information; provision of information; information provision
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to do someone in; to bump someone off
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
point in common; common feature
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...