inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
had better ...; had better not ...
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
name; given name; first name
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
street at night; making a night journey
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
because of; owing to; due to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
feeling; sense; impression
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)