civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to jump at; to be attracted by
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to pick up; to find; to gather
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be helpful; to be useful
single word; a few words; brief comment
whispering into a person's ear
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
peril; danger; hazard; distress
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
to say; to be called; to do
questions and answers; dialogue
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
living thing; organism; creature; biology
a short while ago; already
to mix; to stir; to blend
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
creeping; crawling; sneaking
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking