to miss a chance; to fail to do
going to and fro; back and forth
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
confused; flustered; at a loss
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
police; police officer; police station
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to rush back; to run back
depending on; dependent on
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
company; corporation; workplace
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
odds and ends; all; every
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to need; to demand; to take; to require
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
class; heading; group; category
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
neighbourhood; neighborhood
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to shout (in anger); to yell
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom