system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
account book; register; ledger
alteration; falsification; faking
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
that is to say; so that means
2nd day of the month; two days
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to live; to make a living; to get on with
day of month; counter for days
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
material; substance; matter
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(large) house; residence; mansion
going around; patrol; round; tour
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
ninja rope with grappling hook
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
goods; merchandise; commercial items
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup