metre; meter; meter; gauge
lease agreement; rental contract
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
document; official papers
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
parting; separation; farewell
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
old friend; old acquaintance
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
guardian; protector; patron; parent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
report; notification; registration
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
simplified registered mail; recorded delivery
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
old friend; familiar face
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of