judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
occupation; calling; livelihood
augury; fortune-telling; divination
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
that is to say; so that means
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
earthquake-resistant construction
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
metal fittings; metal fixtures
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
social status; social position
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
closely-guarded secret; top secret
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
blow; shock; strike; batting
fire brigade; fire company
to send or direct a person to
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
official announcement; proclamation
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
that is to say; so that means
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve