payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
arrest; apprehension; capture
how many people; a number of people
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
patterns of thinking; train of thought
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
trick; contrivance; cleverness
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to pile up; to accumulate
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
such ... as; or some such
elliptical shape; oval shape