information gap; digital divide
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
sign of remorse; indication of regret
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
relatively; comparatively
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
generation; the world; the age
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)