falling rocks; fallen rocks
death by crushing; being crushed to death
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
public institution; public organization; official body
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
correlation diagram; correlation chart; relationship chart (of characters in a televised drama, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
fatal accident; deadly accident
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
anxiety (about the future)
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
source of funds; source of money
certain evidence; definite evidence
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
friend's house; home of a friend
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
remnants of a defeated army
extended leave; long vacation
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on