inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
quick-witted; quick to understand
what one should do (usu. in questions)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
woman; female; feminine gender
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
smoking room; smoking compartment
four (long cylindrical things)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
the other day; a few days ago
to say; to be called; to do
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
beforehand; in advance; previously
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
memories; recollections; reminiscence
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
rule; reign; government; governing
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
extensive knowledge; erudition
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
proper; right; reasonable