to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to be thrown in jail; to be locked up; to be put in the slammer; to be burdened with (e.g. someone else's debt); to be saddled with; to be stuck with
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
death penalty; capital punishment
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
economic behavior; economic activities; economic act
release; liberation; acquittal
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
displaying money (to prove that one actually has it)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
wise saying; famous saying
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
profiting while others fight
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
something; what; why; how
strange question; offbeat question; odd question; funny question; curious question
late at night; small hours of the morning
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn