to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
doing whatever one pleases
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
cooperation; collaboration
in succession; one by one
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
testimony; (verbal) evidence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
authenticity; credibility
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by