unofficial report; confidential report
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
examination; consideration; test; quiz
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
topic of discussion; agenda
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to have (something) innate; to be born with
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
two times; twice; two degrees
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)