section manager; section chief
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
up until now; as recently as the present
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
central government office; head office; this office
program (e.g. TV); programme
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
grip (of hand); grip strength
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to raise one's voice; to shout
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium