indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to have a talk; to tell a story
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
major incident; major happening; big scandal
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
headquarters; head office; main office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
settlement; solution; resolution
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
imagination; supposition; guess
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
real experience; actual observations
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
such; this sort of; like this
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience