around the clock; day and night
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to leave word; to leave a message
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
first generation; founder
bureau director; office chief
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
the very start; the very beginning
clapping and cheering; applause
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as usual; as is one's habit
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
vice; immorality; corruption
higher rank; better position