and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
ongoing; in progress; afoot
incident; affair; happening; event
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
by sheer strength; by brute force
to bring back; to restore
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
explosive; blasting powder
to bring; to take; to bring about
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex