outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
be (that) as it may; having said that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
anything and everything; just about everything
how; in what way; by what means
intelligence gathering; information gathering
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
what people say; rumours; public opinion
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
IC card; smart card; chip card
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
willpower; energy; vitality
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
beginning; outset; first; onset
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy