dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
quick work; (clever) feat
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to shout (in anger); to yell
to approach; to draw near
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
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
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
these guys; these fellows
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
(not so) much; (not) very
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
scoundrel; rascal; villain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
knowing; (an) acquaintance
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to sigh; to breathe a sigh