scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
polite; courteous; hospitable
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to take; to catch; to capture
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
interception; counter-attack
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
very likely; very probable
district; section; sector
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
dusk; nightfall; twilight
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
house where the family is out
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
considerably; fairly; quite
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of