missing person; wanted person
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
back street; back alley; off-street
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to succeed; to bear fruit
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
police cell; place of detention; jail
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
trio; gang of three; threesome
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof