distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
whole day and night; 24 hours
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
going through; going via; going by way of
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to order; to command; to appoint
in the meanwhile; during the time
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
very likely; very probable
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
place; situation; position; location
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what