development; exploitation
degenerate; pervert; deviant
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
searching for someone; search for a missing person
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to find out; to discover; to locate
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
grasp; catch; understanding
duty; function; office; mission; task
personal; individual; private
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.