various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
(police) detective; criminal matter
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
follow-up report; further news
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
victim; injured party; sufferer
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
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
I see; that's right; indeed
beginning; outset; first; onset
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily