interrogation; hearing; trial
to get tired out; to be exhausted
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
long-established; old-established; traditional
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
intelligence agency; secret service
government body; government agency
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to seek happiness; to pursue happiness
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP