face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
counterfeit paper money; forged document
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
letter; missive; note; mail
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
reflation; stimulating the economy by increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to switch off; to turn off
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
outside world; physical world
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
serious; not joking; straight
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
delivery; transfer; hand-over
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)