to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
understood; I see; OK; present; here
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
police officer; policeman; constable
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine