model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
starting point; point of departure
concentration; density; cardinality
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to be contrary to one's expectations
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
impossible to do (although wants to)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
whether or not; presence or absence
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
what do you want?; can I help you?
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
right to know; right to access information
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year