principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
police; police officer; police station
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
security firm; security company
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
police officer; policeman; constable
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
rather; better; instead; if anything
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
decision; determination; resolution
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to add (to); to add on; to append
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean