to push aside; to push one's way through
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
upper half of the body; upper body
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
lumping together; putting all together
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to go out and away; to leave
in order; in turn; one by one
to compose; to put together
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
classification; categorization; sorting
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be