investment; contribution; financing
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to take flight; to disappear
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
respect and affection; love and respect
showing one's face in public; facing another person
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
too (much); overly; excessively
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
sincere; honest; faithful
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
conference room; council room
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
genuine; authentic; true; real
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
police cell; place of detention; jail
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison