to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
highly unpredictable; touch and go
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
advance; moving forward; progress
on duty; at work; while working
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
party; set; gang; company; person
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to have troubles; to have concerns
to cause someone to worry
only recently; just of late
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
certainly; surely; definitely
to join forces; to cooperate
the scruff or nape of the neck
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
no way to do; nothing can be done
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)