seeing off and meeting on return
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
warrant; summons; written order
house search (e.g. by the police)
to be prolonged; to drag on
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
appointment; assignment; promotion
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
separate case; another matter
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
kindness; intimacy; friendship
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
influential person; man of importance
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
illegal; illicit; unlawful
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times