to understand the essence; to catch the main points
superintendent supervisor; assistant commissioner (UK, Aus. etc.)
inflicting injury (criminally)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
staff member; station employee; official
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
copier; copy machine; photocopier
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
body; body blow (in boxing)
wired; cabled; communication by wire
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking