roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
Jonathan; Jonathan's (family restaurant)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
then; well; so; well then
they; those guys; those fellows
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
bank robbery; bank robber
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
examination; consideration; test; quiz
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
because of; owing to; due to
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to comfort; to console; to amuse
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time