worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
police officer; policeman; policewoman
arrest; apprehension; capture
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
deceiving; cheating; fooling
amount of money; sum of money
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
etc.; et cetera; and so on
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
failure; mistake; blunder
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
immediately; right away; on the spot
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
thereupon; shortly thereafter