to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
national defence; national defense
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to hang (something) on the wall
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
in general; generally; usually
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
call; summons; convening; convocation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
mechanism; organization; organisation
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious