going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
established fact; fait accompli
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to have a talk; to tell a story
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
presence; sitting with; being with
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
calming down; quieting down
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
arrest; apprehension; capture
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
thorough; exhaustive; complete
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon