(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
dated; date; fixed; external
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
nice; good; well-executed
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
suffix for familiar person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
cooperation; collaboration
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(political) power; authority; influence
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
extra charge; specially reduced charge
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
very interesting; of great interest
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)