administration; governance; the authorities; authority
(not) in the least; (not) at all
cannot be treated lightly; requiring careful attention; cannot be ignored
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to find out; to discover; to locate
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
bashful; shameful; ashamed
very likely; very probable
fixed interval; fixed period
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
sincere; earnest; serious
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
hostility; animosity; enmity
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
troublesome; annoying; complicated
(not) even once; (not) ever
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
later on; eventually; afterwards
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion