apparently; appears to be
while alive; during one's lifetime
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
regarding highly; attaching importance to
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
exactly as stated; verbatim
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
(criminal) investigation headquarters
24 hours; twenty-four hours
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
but; however; provided that
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
piece of evidence; evidence
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
error; mistake; slip; bug
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
single lens reflex camera
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment