to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
mobilization; mobilisation
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
south face; south side; facing south; ascending the throne; ruling (as emperor)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
substitution; alternative; substitute
standardized article; standardised goods
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
concentration; density; cardinality
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
content (of a mineral, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
perception; sensation; awareness
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
seeing in the dark; night vision
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to fight against; to oppose; to face
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow