dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to break the silence; to break one's silence
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
difficult problem; challenge
newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
bombshell announcement (statement)
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
hostility; animosity; enmity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to keep watch; to stand guard
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
gossip; corner of the mouth
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to step firmly; to harden by treading