electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sixth day of the month; six days
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
assembling a criminal case
doing as one is told; yes-man
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
3000; three thousand; many
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
daily meals; three regular meals a day
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
source of revenue; financial supporter
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
bank; banking institution
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
amount invested or contributed
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation