going around; patrol; round; tour
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
band of robbers; gang of thieves
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
robbery; robbery case; burglary
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
on the occasion of; at the time of
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
several minutes; a few minutes
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated