headquarters; head office; main office
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
homeless; homeless person
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
technique; art; skill; move
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
himself; yourself; herself
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to move (house); to change residence
story; tale; talk; discussion
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for