outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
how; in what way; by what means
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
that's the way it is; such is life
(political) power; authority; influence
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
and; thereupon; because of that
to forget to say; to forget to mention
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o