state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
offender; criminal; culprit
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
guard; security (officer); guardsman
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
document; official papers
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
only recently; just of late
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to lend an ear to; to listen to
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable