unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
person of doubtful origin
to take away; to carry off
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
retail price; street price
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
offender; criminal; culprit
considerably; fairly; quite
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
flight; desertion; escape
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
hit-and-run accident causing property damage
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
from outside; from the side