to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
police officer; policeman; policewoman
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
robbery; robbery case; burglary
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to run about; to rush about
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
proposal; offer; request; application
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
starting point; starting line
carefree; free from worry
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)