becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
sanity; consciousness; soberness
covert action; covert operations
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
(powder) puff; puffed cereal
surely (not); certainly (not)
every evening; night after night
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob