announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
small fraction; small proportion
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to talk; to carry meaning
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
(social) position; status
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
(political) power; authority; influence
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
almost; roughly; approximately
military authorities; army circles
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
murder; killing; murderer
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
acceleration; speeding up
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
letter; missive; note; mail
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
door; gate; opening; title page
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
clicking; clopping; clacking
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe