increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
hotcake; (American) pancake
several people; a few people
memory; sense; experience
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
police officer; policeman; constable
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
dancing or jumping for joy
street at night; making a night journey
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
jewelry store; jewellery store
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
mass communication; mass media
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
notice; attention; observation
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
what date?; what's the date?; when?
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
superiority complex; sense of superiority
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed