transactions; dealings; business
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
testimony; (verbal) evidence
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
several people; a few people
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
good humour (humor); good mood
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
else; in addition; besides
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good