transactions; dealings; business
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
two persons; two people; pair; couple
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
control; management; supervision
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
(police) detective; criminal matter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
is that so?; I see; right; oh
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)