reality; actuality; hard fact
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
unexpected meeting; coincidence
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
old friend; old acquaintance
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(not so) much; (not) very
some people; a few people; several people
kindness; intimacy; friendship
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to make one's rounds; to patrol
about when; about what time; how soon
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
inside one's heart; in one's mind
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
that kind; competition; match
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state