tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
front; frontage; facade; main
chair; stool; post; office; position
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to employ; to hire; to charter
book; volume; this; present; main; head
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
it is I who should say so
digital voice recorder; field recorder
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
interior; inside; internal
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
dwelling; house; residence; address
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
disturbance; riot; mayhem
public indecency; indecent exposure
in the end; on top of that
seizure; plunder; robbery; taking something by force