conference room; council room
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
distribution of assignments
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
notice; notification; report; posting
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
traffic division (of a police department)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
recitation; reciting from memory
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
like a decent person; human
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
hit-and-run accident causing property damage
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
city library; municipal library; public library
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
dictionary of terminology; glossary
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
next term; next period; next version; next release
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
if things permit; under certain circumstances
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)