to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
inspection; examination; check
government service; the bureaucracy
piece of evidence; evidence
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
power; authority; jurisdiction
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
runner-up; second (in a race)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
notice; attention; observation
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
general; popular; common; typical
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
such; like that; in that way
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep