right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
direct connection; direct link
to continue to do; to persist in doing
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to have a rumor circulating
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
parental authority; parental rights; custody
discipline; training; teaching manners
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
development (of film); photographic processing
admissibility of evidence; competence of evidence
old hag; old woman; old bat
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
information technology; IT
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
shady; underhanded; questionable
public power; governmental authority
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
borrowing something already borrowed
detective agency; enquiry agency