to apologize; to apologise
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
directly opposite; right in front
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
school rules; school regulations
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
the other day; a few days ago
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)