absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
Zippo (cigarette lighter)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
troubled face; worried expression
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
somehow; for some reason or other
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
work; business; company; study
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)