inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
secret; private; surreptitious
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to become pale; to turn pale
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
Ursa Minor (constellation); the Lesser Bear
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
person from (the planet of)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
individual; private person; personal; natural person
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
prohibition; inhibition; ban
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
classified information; top secret
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
being in love with each other
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!