regulation; adjustment; control
to badger; to pester; to beg
while being out of the office or away from home
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
portable safe; portable cash box
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body
esteemed profession (e.g. priest, monk, teacher, doctor, etc.); venerable vocation; ministry; priesthood; holy orders
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
store name; shop name; restaurant name
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
almost (did); nearly (did)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
injury; inflicting bodily injury
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
National Public Safety Commission
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to smile (at); to grin (at)
arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper