abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
environment; circumstance
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
family; members of a family
peace preservation; security; safety
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
police; police officer; police station
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
public institution; public organization; official body
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
such; like that; that sort of; very
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
due form; official; formality
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
if so; in that case; in that situation
be (that) as it may; having said that
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)