legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
to copy (down); to transcribe
helping a criminal to avoid arrest
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
just who do you think you are?
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
advance payment; money paid in advance
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
several sheets (flat objects)
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
level ground; plain; flatland
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see