good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
prickling; stinging; tingling
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
prompt answer; immediate reply; direct answer; personal response; answering in person
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
leadership; initiative; spearhead
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
article; item; thing; goods; wares
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
covered in mud; mud-caked
neat (personal appearance); tidy
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
lumping together; putting all together
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
dipping up (night soil); scooping up; understanding; grasping; surmising
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
making obligatory; making compulsory
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
before and after (e.g. photos)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)