some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
just one person; only one
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
wintertime; winter season
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
decrease; reduction; decline
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
guidance; protective custody
street; quarter; district; area
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
current student; enrolled student
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
preparations for returning (home)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
surname; family name; last name
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR