wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
police officer; policeman; constable
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to beat to death; to kill
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels