to gather; to collect; to assemble
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
branch office; police box; local police station
police officer; policeman; constable
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
female high-school student
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have a talk; to tell a story
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
supporting role (actor); minor role
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
script; libretto; scenario
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)