to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
police; police officer; police station
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
back street; back alley; off-street
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
(not so) much; (not) very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
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 pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
winning in a flash; instant defeat