defense; defence; guard; policing; security
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
period of time; time slot; time zone
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
mineral vein; underground water channel
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to take away; to carry away
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
real thing; original; actual
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to concern; to be related
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
old friend; familiar face
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)