various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
near oneself; close to one; familiar
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
psychiatry; psychiatric department
breeding; raising; rearing
individual; private person; personal; private
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
running away; escaping on foot
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
police cell; place of detention; jail
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
climax; peak; zenith; apex
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen