I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
control room; control booth
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
official announcement; proclamation
cooperation; collaboration
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
unanticipated; unexpected
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
like that; that way; thus
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
identification papers; ID
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
certain evidence; definite evidence
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
photography; taking photographs
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce