on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
bureau director; office chief
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
kindness; intimacy; friendship
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
mechanism; organization; organisation
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
in person; personally; directly
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
one way or the other; either way
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business