to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit down; to take a seat
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
illegal possession; unlawful possession
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
cruelty; hard-heartedness
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
desk chair; office chair; computer chair
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
in order; in turn; one by one
to smash violently; to crush
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
stale; hackneyed; cliched
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
robbery; robbery case; burglary
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
certain evidence; definite evidence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign