card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
forced to use; forced into a position
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to have a meal; to take a meal
several times; once or twice
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
mental; spiritual; emotional
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
immediately; at once; instantly
to let out a cry; to break forth
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
death penalty; capital punishment
transfer; transport; removal
serious accident; major incident
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible