to understand the essence; to catch the main points
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
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
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
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
wired; cabled; communication by wire
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
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to threaten; to make threats
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)