will not do; do not; does not
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
younger scholar; future reference
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
bureau director; office chief
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
rationality; reasonableness
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
supervised; under surveillance
noisy; confused; uproarious
to let an opportunity slip
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk