several times; once or twice
greeting; a fine thing to say
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
also known as; also called
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
buttercream sandwich cookie
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
emperor (of Japan); mikado
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
protection; copy protection; write protection
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be free; to be available
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered