tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
Johnston; Johnstone; Jonstone
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
hygiene; sanitation; health
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
instead; but (on the other hand)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
escaping from prison; jailbreak
tradition; legend; folklore
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
front; frontage; facade; main
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
on board a ship; aboard a ship
tall figure; high stature
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to start using; to try out
already known; well-known
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to collect; to assemble; to gather
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe