person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
state secrets; secrets of the state
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in the end; on top of that
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
just because; even if; even though
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to entrust; to leave to a person
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
from the beginning; from scratch
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls