to play a leading role; to play a central part
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
sphere; circle; range; category
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
headquarters; head office; main office
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
interception (email); wiretap; bug
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
female high-school student
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
ward office; council (regional)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
unsettled; pending; unresolved
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite