worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
valuable article; valuables
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
at once; immediately; right now
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
in succession; one after another
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
first meeting; first interview with
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
while; during; while; although; all; both
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
bedside; near one's pillow
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably