just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
list price; regular price; established price
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
slight; insignificant; small
the other day; a few days ago
transport; transportation
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
very likely; very probable
government office; public office
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
riskiness; (level of) danger
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
antiquity; the previous era