hollow; cavity; hole; cave
arrest; apprehension; capture
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
still; even now; to this day
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
settlement; solution; resolution
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
light brown; golden brown
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
performance of one's official duties
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
last week; the week before
space (room, area, outer space)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
forcibly; against one's will
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging