performance of one's official duties
provisional; temporary; tentative
to be overcome with emotion
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
survival; survivor; relic
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
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
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
ten; 10; ten years of age
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
secrecy; highly classified information
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
adjustment disorder; maladjustment
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking