treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
piece of evidence; evidence
to fit (inside something)
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
federal law; federal legislation
political climate; political situation
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
supervised; under surveillance
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
rejoining one's army unit