to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
government office; public office
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
organization chart; organisation chart
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to find out; to discover; to locate
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
such; like that; that sort of
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to chase; to run after; to pursue
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to order; to command; to appoint
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to press a question; to cross-examine
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to make a lasting impression
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to threaten; to make threats
even if not; even without
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
scene; spectacle; sight; view
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
men's language; male language
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
that; the matter in question
lecher; nymphomaniac; dilettante
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to feel depressed; to be down