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)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
cooperation; collaboration
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
professional killer; hit man
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be silent; to say nothing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
uncle (older than one's parent)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
regular customer; valued client