bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
every person; each one; everybody
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
how long; how far; how much
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
testimony; (verbal) evidence
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
(Chinese) merchant caravan
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
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
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
going around; patrol; round; tour
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
several times; a few times
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
this sort of; this type of
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless