investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
how; in what way; by what means
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
one's post; place of work; workplace
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
there is nothing; having nothing
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
what's what; heads or tails
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to talk; to chat; to chatter
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)