I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
bank robbery; bank robber
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
central government office; head office; this office
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
also known as; also called
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
inspector general; commissioner
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
job hunting; job searching
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
ancient time; age of the gods
exemplar; model; example; pattern
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
chief (of police); head (of office)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo