news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
the last moment; the very end
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
results of a scientific investigation; findings
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to cease; to stop; to be over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to return a favor (favour); to repay
have a good day; take care; see you
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out