committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
approval; license; licence; permission
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
national character; regional character
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
it's been a long time; long time no see
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
foster father; adoptive father
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
supreme command; direction over all
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
extremely dangerous; full of peril
your body; your health; yourself; you
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to step forward; to volunteer
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
suited figure; person in a suit
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
police officer; policeman; constable
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
alert status; emergency alert
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle