(police) detective; criminal matter
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
handrail; railing; banister
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
all times and places; all ages and countries
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
loitering on the way; wayside grass
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
military service; combat experience
one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life