10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
such ... as; or some such
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
offender; criminal; culprit
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
Casa Branca (Brazil); Casablanca (Morocco)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?