legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
finally; in the end; on top of all that
trade; buying and selling
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
deputy minister; assistant minister
author; writer; novelist; artist
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
body; group; party; company; troupe
disinformation; false information
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
arrest; apprehension; capture
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)