to chase; to run after; to pursue
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
being too late; losing one's final chance
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to apologize; to apologise
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
offender; criminal; culprit
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
plural; multiple; several
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
inscrutable; incomprehensible
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(police) detective; criminal matter
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
not necessarily so; is not always true
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in proportion to; according to; depending on
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
depending on; dependent on
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to leave the government service
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)