to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to creep about; to crawl around
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
long; drawn-out; very long
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
a little bit; a little while
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
fully armed; armed to the teeth
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
infrared rays; infrared radiation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to rip out (and take); to tear out
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball