to take command; to give direction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
succession; continuation; series; sequence
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say; to tell; to state; to do
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
section manager; section chief
outsider; someone outside of a group
strict order; peremptory command
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
striking; remarkable; considerable
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
how long; how much; to what extent
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to watch over; to watch attentively
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion