long time; long interval; for quite some time
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
back street; back alley; off-street
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
late at night; at a late hour
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
level; standard; water level
shyness; bashfulness; shame
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
strong person; the strong; the powerful
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to commit a crime; to do evil
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
as you can imagine; as imagined
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand