past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
looking pale; looking unwell
willpower; energy; vitality
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
government official; public servant; civil servant
one's post; place of work; workplace
function; facility; faculty; feature
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
on the occasion of; at the time of
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
gossip; corner of the mouth
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
at that time; in those days
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...