one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
any more; any further; any better; any longer
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
picking; collecting; harvesting
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
outside of; not covered by
return of something; repayment
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
outside the country; abroad
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue