strip-searching; security check
pronunciation; production of sound
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
the real criminal; true culprit
arrest; apprehension; capture
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
matter causing distress; something causing worry
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
bribe; sweetener; douceur
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
might is right; history is written by the victors
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
intelligence network; information network
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
viewing as a problem; problematizing
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
arbitration; intercession; mediation
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)