environment; circumstance
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in this way; thus; such; uh...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
per month; monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
postwar period; period after Second World War
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
(period of) a year; during an era
every year; yearly; annually
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
minimum; at the very least
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)