hello; good day; good afternoon
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
outward appearance; apparent
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
until now; so far; up to the present
doing whatever one pleases
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
senior high school; high school
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
just one person; only one
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
please; somehow or other; one way or another
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan