station; office; guardroom
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
that day; the very same day
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
gag order; gag rule; gag law
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
in respect of; in regards to; as for
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
body; group; party; company; troupe
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to have the privilege of doing
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
composed expression; clear face
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to attempt; to test; to try out
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
discussion; argument; debate
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance