to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
forced laugh; forced smile
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
breeding; raising; rearing
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
the real criminal; true culprit
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
testimony; (verbal) evidence
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
in person; personally; directly
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation