small number; few; minority
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
intelligence gathering; information gathering
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
major incident; major happening; big scandal
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
showing one's face in public; facing another person
follow-up report; further news
last ray of hope; only hope
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
feeling that something has come too late
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
testimony; (verbal) evidence
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
first thing in the morning
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank