threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
police investigator; investigator
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
to investigate; to examine
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
immediately; at once; instantly
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
release; liberation; acquittal
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
mass communication; mass media
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
all present; all concerned; all of us
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to repeat; to do something over again
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to lose sight of; to miss