not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
inspection; examination; checking
water leakage; water leak
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
quantity or volume of water
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
municipal office; council; city hall
bureaucratic routine; red tape
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
increase in population; population growth
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
residence; housing; residential building
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
about when; about what time; how soon
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
hereabouts; around there; that area
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
contrary to one's expectations