counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
to hang (something) on the wall
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
in general; generally; usually
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
intuition; instinct; hunch
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
method; method (in object-oriented programming)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
the Pentagon (US Department of Defense); pentagon
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
Department of Justice (US); Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
call; summons; convening; convocation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
department; bureau; section; part
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to waive one's right; to waive a right
telephone number; phone number