dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
police officer; policeman; constable
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
somewhere to go; place to go
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be surprised; to be astonished
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
exhaust sound; exhaust note
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to cut out; to clip from; to extract