legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
legal; lawful; legitimate
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
already; now; no longer; not any more
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
support; backing; patronage
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
imagination; supposition; guess
gossip; corner of the mouth
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
reception room; parlor; parlour
at; in; at; when; by; with
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to mind; to care; to worry
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
meaning; significance; sense
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices