important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
electricity; (electric) light
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
time; season; period; phase; stage
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
(personal) background check
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
victim; injured party; sufferer
candidate (for an election)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to make an appeal; to urge
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
suffrage; the right to vote
how long; how much; to what extent
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined