irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
dwelling; house; residence; address
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to take up one's residence
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to congratulate; to celebrate
also known as; also called
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to garner interest; to attract attention
quickly; calmly; intently
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down