to fall on one's backside
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to take; to catch; to capture
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
several people; a few people
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
street at night; making a night journey
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
victim; injured party; sufferer
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
good person; virtuous person
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover