pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
various places; several sources
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
orders; instructions; directive; command
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
stature; height; size; physique
motel; drive-in love hotel
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
at a young age; while still young
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to put one's hand on; to touch
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
proper; right; reasonable
interior; inside; internal
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
drug deal; drug dealing; drug trafficking; drug trade
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
contradiction; inconsistency
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road