hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
police investigator; investigator
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
premises search; household search
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
suffix for familiar person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial