getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
skill; dexterity; master hand
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
quick work; (clever) feat
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
obstinate person; blockhead
particulars; details; specified items
one by one; one after another; successively
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
offender; criminal; culprit
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
don't worry; there's no need to worry
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
going into battle; departure for the front
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
unsettled; pending; unresolved
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
ornamental ridge-end tile