deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to whine; to make feeble complaints
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
care; precaution; guarding; caution
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
document case; letter tray
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu