to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
judge; judiciary; administration of justice; judicial authorities
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
one's post; place of work; workplace
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
piece of evidence; evidence
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
backlight; backlighting; backlight (in a liquid crystal display); backup light; reversing light
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to do over; to remake; to resume
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
office hours; business hours; working hours
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue