appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
sales; selling; marketing
success; prosperity; boom
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
police; police officer; police station
arrest; apprehension; capture
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be the ruin of (a person)
kindness; intimacy; friendship
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
release; liberation; acquittal
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
complete change; about-face
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
adherent; devotee; believer
straight-laced person; stubborn person
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
one thin flat object; one sheet
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
sightseer; spectator; viewer
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
training; drill; practice; discipline
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)