to sit down; to take a seat
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
when it becomes; when it comes to
how many people; a number of people
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to go down in history; to remain in history
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
just a minute; small quantity
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
public announcement (in a department store, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
safety devices; security provisions
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing