going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
step; stride; counter for steps
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
airhead (of a male); ditz
nod; inclination of the head
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to know (someone); to think; to believe
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
politeness; good manners; courtesy; (wine) label
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
security firm; security company
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to become locked; to lock
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
the wrong hands; hands of evil
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes