change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
government official; clerk
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
bolt from the blue; great surprise
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
round shape; circle; circular form
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
this for sure; certainly is
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration