thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
leather; leather-bound; leathern
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
police officer; policeman; policewoman
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
footwear; footgear; shoes
general mobilization; general mobilisation
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
being startled; getting a shock
outside one's jurisdiction
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
one's (official) authority; power
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to be helpful; to be useful
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
duty; obligation; responsibility
proper; right; reasonable
capital; funds; seed money; asset
cease-fire; truce; armistice
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
fire station worker; member of a fire station
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)