public institution; public organization; official body
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
history of; experience of
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to be too numerous; to be too much
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
classification; assortment
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
one grade; first-class; primary
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
addition; annexation; appendage
to shave off; to scrape off
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
final; eventual; ultimate
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
serious look (on one's face); straight face
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
pronunciation; production of sound
having not the slightest idea
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
birth date; date of birth; DOB
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
such; this sort of; like this
regarding highly; attaching importance to
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
priority; order of precedence