shit; sitting; sitting down; sit!
Patent Office; Patent Agency
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
traffic infringement; traffic law violation
visiting professor; guest professor
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
armoured car (for transporting valuables); security van
sting operation; undercover investigation
energy problems; energy issues
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
forced to use; forced into a position
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
civil affairs; civil case
child's tear-stained face
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to freeze to death; to die of cold
natural (physical) environment
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
energy conservation; economical use of energy
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
within the jurisdiction of
house search (e.g. by the police)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
unprecedented; record-breaking
getting an advance (on one's salary)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution