present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
election; selection; choice
debate; panel discussion; forum
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
having lost face; in a bind
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
wintry moon; a winter month
to complain; to lodge a complaint
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
teatime; tea break; coffee break
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
stale; hackneyed; cliched
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire