Bloody Sunday (esp. the January 22, 1905 Saint Petersburg incident)
sleeping medicine; hypnotic; soporific
complete lie; outright lie
chief; leading; important; prominent
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to put to trial; to argue in court
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
government office building
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence