separation; farewell; parting
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
towering; astonishingly high
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
important point; strategic position; key point
scale; scope; plan; structure
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
batman; officer's orderly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
just because; even if; even though
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
price; cost; value; worth; value
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
real intention; true motive; true meaning
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example