fee; charge; rate; material
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be damaged; to receive damage
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
cooperation; collaboration
public institution; public organization; official body
shyster; pettifogger; unscrupulous lawyer; crooked lawyer
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
rising; ascending; climbing
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
participation; joining; entry; adherence
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to detain; to check; to restrain
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
last night; yesterday evening
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
(private) investigation company; research agency
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
tag (children's game); tig
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
being good at hosting; good host; person who knows how to entertain guests
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of