to keep (a person) waiting
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
official announcement; proclamation
establishment; settlement
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
side gate; side door; service entrance
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
street fighting; urban warfare
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to yell; to rant; to rave
husband and wife; married couple
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(police) detective; criminal matter
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to spread; to be propagated
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court