to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
dozens; scores of; decades
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
either way; in any case; one way or another
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to hoist the national flag
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to be consistent; to be coherent
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
administration of justice; judicature
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
one's physical safety; personal security
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly