(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
one day; (on) a certain day
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
impassioned speech; fervent speech