convention center; convention centre
state police; provincial police
gardening; puttering around in the garden
state governor; governor of a state
probity check; background investigation
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
Reinhard; Reinhardt; Reinhart
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
unsettled; pending; unresolved
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to set up shop; to open a store
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive