absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
management; administration; operation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
good family; respectable family; decent family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
interest; rights; concession
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
amount of money; sum of money
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
offender; criminal; culprit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
acceleration; speeding up
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
almost; roughly; approximately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch