revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to give directions; to issue instructions
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
declaration of a state of emergency
please; somehow or other; one way or another
staff member; station employee; official
verbal message; word (from someone)
safety boots; safety shoes; steel-toe boots
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rubber raft; inflatable boat
unloading (a ship); landing; disembarkation
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
waterproofing; making watertight
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip