declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
headquarters; head office; main office
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to lose sight of; to miss
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
settlement; solution; resolution
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
mysterious thief; phantom thief
body; group; party; company; troupe
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
beginning; outset; first; onset
because of; owing to; due to
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
back street; back alley; off-street
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)