ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
otherwise; or else; if not
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
older brother; elder brother
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to turn towards; to point
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)