preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to feel oneself indebted to
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
maid; helper; help; assistance
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
manipulation of information; spin
assembling a criminal case
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
question; inquiry; enquiry
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(issuing) order requiring somebody to report personally (to a police station); subpoena
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bureau director; office chief
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)