rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
touting; tout; barker; pander
to pick up; to find; to gather
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
two times; twice; two degrees
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
a person without a single relative
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
section manager; section chief
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to say; to be called; to do
palatial residence; stately mansion
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than