robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
strong-willed; strong of heart
to cry and shout; to scream
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
some people; a few people; several people
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
around the world; throughout the world
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess