learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
major incident; major happening; big scandal
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
discovery; detection; finding
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
document; official papers
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
decision; settlement; definition
all present; all concerned; all of us
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to this extent; to this degree; this much
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to have a talk; to tell a story
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to establish; to formulate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
being dotted with; being scattered