going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
invisibly; secretly; privately
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
beginning; clue; starting point
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
place where one works; construction site; working area
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to become excited; to grow lively
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
results; record; grades; marks
person of high rank or position
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
influential person; man of importance
recommendation; referral; endorsement
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself