these guys; these fellows
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to bring back; to restore
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to change (one's clothes)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
innocent; cherubic; childlike
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason