police officer; policeman; constable
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
nonchalantly; without a care
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
offender; criminal; culprit
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
personality; character; individuality; personhood
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to hold fast; to protect to the end
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
stairs; stairway; staircase