investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
duty; function; office; mission; task
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
state secrets; secrets of the state
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
settlement; solution; resolution
to subsist; to keep on living
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
how long; how far; how much
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
entry; approach; penetration
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet