to be silent; to say nothing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
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)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
superintendence; supervision; administration
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
without permission; without notice
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
while; during; while; although; all; both
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to translate; to interpret
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless