examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
yearned for; longed for; missed
caterpillar track; continuous track
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
hard to get; hard to come by
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
on countless occasions; many a time
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
digger; excavator; power shovel
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
police cell; place of detention; jail
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
midwinter; dead of winter
camping; campground; making camp
earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be sooty; to be stained
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
providing information; provision of information; information provision