governments of various nations of the world
news bureau; press bureau
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
that is to say; so that means
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
contrived; false-sounding
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be relieved; to feel relieved
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
number of times; frequency; count
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
the place for; the time for; the level of
witnessing; observing; sighting
district; section; sector
the same; the said; likewise
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
government; administration
police; police officer; police station
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
newspaper reporter; print journalist