watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
section manager; section chief
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
permission; approval; authorization; license
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
house search (e.g. by the police)
defense; defence; protection
function; facility; faculty; feature
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
warrant; summons; written order
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
reputation; respectability
addition; annexation; appendage
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
shameless; shameless person
way (of doing); manner; method; means
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
nothing but; except; no more than