be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
stairs; stairway; staircase
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
police; police officer; police station
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
incident; affair; happening; event
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
in its entirety; whole; wholly