longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
just a minute; small quantity
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
power; authority; jurisdiction
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
bureau director; office chief
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
one thin flat object; one sheet
possession; occupation; occupancy
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to shout (in anger); to yell
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing