(police) detective; criminal matter
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
second (unit of time); arc second
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
serious; not joking; straight
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
estimate (of costs); budget
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
serialization; serialisation; serial story
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way