to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
practical problem; practical matter
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
myself; yourself; I; me; you
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
occasional; infrequent; rare
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
no side (rugby); full time; end of game; post-fight mutual praise; reconciling
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
police; police officer; police station
had better ...; had better not ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
excursion; field trip; school trip
home area; home town; local
senior high school student
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy