hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
National Public Safety Commission
the same agency; the same office
internal department; department within an organization
(police) detective; criminal matter
the said bureau; the same bureau
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
the reason is ...; it is because ...
call; summons; convening; convocation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
chief; main; principal; important
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have an eye on; to zero in on
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
sympathy; compassion; pity
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
1,000,000; one million; million; many
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
payment; provision; benefit; performance
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
bank; banking institution
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to sit for an examination
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)