abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
position; location; base; point; site
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
public safety; public welfare
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
sorry; excuse me; thank you
precision instrument or machine
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
full payment; liquidation
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver