back off!; leave me alone!
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
wages; pay; rental payment
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
living thing; living creature; animal; life
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
24 hours; twenty-four hours
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
sex establishment in which staff dress in costumes (schoolgirl, nurse, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
nightclub with hostesses; risqué bar; dubious nightclub
some people; a few people; several people
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
good; goodness; right; virtue
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
still better; even better
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
store interior; inside of a shop
Extinct (conservation status); EX
information technology; IT
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny