new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be surprised; to be astonished
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
recovery; undoing; recall
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thousand years; very long period; forever
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
police; police officer; police station
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
of course; certainly; naturally
time; hour; period; class
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to have a talk; to tell a story
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import