engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
no photographs; no photography
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to make one's rounds; to patrol
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
guard; security (officer); guardsman
although I say; although one might say; although called
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
care; precaution; guarding; caution
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
with a start; with a jump
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
man; male; masculine gender
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
real intention; true motive; true meaning
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
polite; respectful; reverent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)