state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
automaton clock; marionette clock
state police; provincial police
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
watch store; watch dealer
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
performing a surgical operation
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to escape death; to be saved from death
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
life and death; life or death
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
recreation; diversion; relaxation
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to recover consciousness; to come to