to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
police; police officer; police station
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
good humour (humor); good mood
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
older brother; elder brother
father and mother; parents
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
rather; better; instead; if anything
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)