matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
prime minister; premier; chancellor
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
like this; in this way; as you see
offender; criminal; culprit
together with; same; both; all; including ...
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
prompt answer; direct personal answer
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
arrest; apprehension; capture
to employ; to hire; to charter
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly