direct control; direct supervision
government office; public office
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
mental anguish; mental distress
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
try-hard award; consolation prize
every month; each month; monthly
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
certificate of merit; testimonial
go-between; intermediary; mediator
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
hard-line policy; tough measure
looking depressed; long face
very much; exceedingly; extremely
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
one difficulty; one danger
to happen suddenly; to occur unexpectedly; to appear out of the blue
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
synthetic leather; artificial leather; leatherette
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
setting a place; setting the table
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering