opinion; point of view; visual point
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
superiority complex; sense of superiority
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
station; office; guardroom
product; produce; result; fruit
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
busy; having no (free) time
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
counter seat; seat at the counter
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
because of; owing to; due to
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to serve; to work for; to attend
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
release; liberation; acquittal
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
outsider; someone outside of a group
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
secret information; intelligence
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign