to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
ten; 10; ten years of age
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
just because; even if; even though
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
master; teacher; stable master
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)