nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in this way; thus; such; uh...
police; police officer; police station
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
sports ground; sports oval
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
arrest; apprehension; capture
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
pupil; student; schoolchild
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
that's the way it is; such is life
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style