slim; slender; slight; delicate
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
selection; choice; option
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
reopening; resumption; restarting
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
to take (be in) charge of
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
releasing without indictment
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
-less; lacking; non-existing
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes