station; office; guardroom
to have an idea; to have a clue
national defence; national defense
police; police officer; police station
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to boost; to force up; to push up
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to attempt; to test; to try out
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
minimum; at the very least
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
face; looks; vestiges; trace
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
duty; function; office; mission; task
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
appearance; expression; manifestation