flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
arrest; apprehension; capture
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
a cut above; one step above
someone (something) not to be trifled with
excellent (piece of) work
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
outline; summary; argument
start of a romance; beginning of love
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
old woman; joker (in old maid)
work-in-progress; working state
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to give directions; to issue instructions
detour; circuitous route; diversion
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
to examine closely; to check up on; to ferret out; to wash carefully
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
private affairs; personal matter
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
very likely; very probable
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at