at the last moment; this late in the game
to yield to temptation; to succumb
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
at a loss for words; stumped for words
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
police officer; policeman; constable
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
unimpressive; unimpressed
haircut of uniform length
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
personality; character; individuality; personhood
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
arrestee; person arrested
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
(police) detective; criminal matter
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
change of schedule; schedule change
pus; corruption; rot; evils
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to go into the minutest details
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to keep a watchful eye on
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to stop in the middle of a sentence
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp