one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
don't you think?; indicates question
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
central government office; head office; this office
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
sorry; excuse me; thank you
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
law of the sea; maritime law
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
rules concerning application of laws
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
to concern; to be related
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
intelligence agency; secret service
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)