piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
very likely; very probable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
other side; opposite side; other party
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
without; but if; otherwise; or else
large number (of); many; majority
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
directly opposite; right in front
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
collective responsibility; joint liability
all; entire; whole; altogether
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view