member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
security firm; security company
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
indictment; prosecution; complaint
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
concealment; suppression; hiding
to rule; to govern; to administer
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
only; merely; but; no more than
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound