request for (written) information; document request
Asian countries; Asian nations
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
Casa Branca (Brazil); Casablanca (Morocco)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
bureaucratic routine; red tape
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
robbery; robbery case; burglary
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
marital relationship; marital relations
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
detective agency; enquiry agency
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
settlement out of court; private settlement
ability to get things done
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
face with no make-up; sobriety
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
will not do; do not; does not
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
living by oneself; living alone
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell