wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
explosion; rupture; break off
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
private citizen; civilian
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wicked tongue; abusive language
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
commencing with; including
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
out-of-school; off-campus
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
last week; the week before
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
small number; few; minority
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(committee) chairman; president
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing