only recently; just of late
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to lose sight of; to miss
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
manly; masculine; like a man
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to repeat; to do over again
with these words; while saying
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent