familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
by myself; in person; by oneself
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
rampage; ruckus; bout of wild behavior
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to sell off; to dispose of
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
archipelago; group of islands
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
and then; and so; and; so then
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)