applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
vague recollection; faint memory
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
by any means (possible); somehow
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
receptionist; reception woman
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
very popular; highly favoured
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
how; in what way; how about; questionable
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
already; now; no longer; not any more
big man; large man; tall man; giant