conjugal relations; conjugal affection
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
city hospital; municipal hospital
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
article; news story; report; account
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
working away from the office
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across