background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
first offence; first offense; first offender
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
immediately; right away; on the spot
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
again; once more; a second time
reopening; resumption; restarting
way; method; means; resource; course
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
serious; not joking; straight
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
sanity; consciousness; soberness
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to be found; to be discovered
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
number of times; frequency; count
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match