putting out the lights; turning off the lights
calming down; quieting down
to sob; to be choked with tears
to need; to require; to take; to demand
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
dinner (esp. a formal one)
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
Christmas carol; Christmas song
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
repair work; restoration work
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
countries; (various) nations
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
power of the state; government authority
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
three-cornered conversation
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
research funds; research expenses
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion