horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
separate case; another matter
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
(criminal) investigation headquarters
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be too numerous; to be too much
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
this and that; various things
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally