investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
letting (someone) die without helping
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
if it is (the case that ...)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
personal; individual; private
respect and affection; love and respect
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to order; to command; to appoint
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
taste; liking; preference
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken