to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
outside the country; abroad
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
national border; provincial border
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to speak; to hear a voice
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
very much; very many; more and more
everything; anything; nothing
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
junior high school student; middle school pupil
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
second day of the month; two days
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to make one's rounds; to patrol
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity