research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
umbrella tree (Pandanus odorifer); fragrant screw pine; kewda
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
information; news; report; reward; retribution
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
successful bid; winning a tender
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to jest; to clown (around)
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
periodic; regular; routine
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick