searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
personal feelings; self-interest
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
punishing a crime to make an example for others
personification; impersonation; embodiment
lawless area; lawless district
arrest; apprehension; capture
trial; judgement; judgment
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
relatively; comparatively
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument