pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
local site; location for making or filming a movie
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
surroundings; environs; circumference
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
clearing one's throat; cough
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
February; second month of the lunar calendar
serious accident; major incident
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
in the end; on top of that
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
arrest; apprehension; capture
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
only recently; just of late
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
armed might; military power; the sword; force