popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
guard; security (officer); guardsman
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
had better ...; had better not ...
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
good-for-nothing; worthless
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
on the sea; surface of the sea
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to go past; to pass; to pass by
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled