to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
almost every day; almost daily
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
cooperation; collaboration
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to quit one's job; to resign
to detain; to check; to restrain
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
particularly; only; in the case of
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
reinstatement; reappointment
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
every month; each month; monthly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest