important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
if it is (the case that ...)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
both; both sides; both parties
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
conference room; council room
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
presumption; assumption; estimation
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to fire into; to shoot into
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
opening of a wound; surgical incision
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
while alive; during one's lifetime
(the condition of) one's health
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
such; like that; in that way
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique