it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
finish; finishing; finishing touches
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to press a question; to cross-examine
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
reissue (of a book, bond, passport, etc.); republication
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
illegal part-time job; questionable part-time job
recovery; undoing; recall
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
government; administration; ministry
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
unexpected meeting; coincidence
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part