oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
about; concerning; related to; -ish
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) even once; (not) ever
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
fresh out of (college, high school, etc.); just out (e.g. of a book); first of the season (e.g. apples)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly