being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to drop; to let fall; to omit
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
bureau director; office chief
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
column shape; cylinder; columnar
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
serious crime; grave crime
to be forward; to be impertinent
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
maritime; marine transportation
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
shipping industry; marine transport
naval port; naval station
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory