administrator; director; commissioner
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
unsettled; pending; unresolved
central government office; head office; this office
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
elevated (structure); overhead
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
sender; consignor; remitter
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
public safety; public welfare
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
things at hand; personal belongings
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
police investigator; investigator
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to call again; to call someone back
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
chief (of police); head (of office)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification