police; police officer; police station
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
cheese on toast; toasted cheese
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
babies' wear; baby clothes
for a while; for some time; for a period
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
each time it happens; at all such times
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
such; this sort of; like this
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like