person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
marriage proposal; courtship
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
safety; welfare; well-being
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
use; utilization; utilisation; application
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
going around; patrol; round; tour
to keep a watchful eye on
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
main street; avenue; boulevard
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid