civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be conspicuous; to stand out
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
script; screenplay; scenario
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
second; number two; runner-up
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to speak; to say; to vocalize
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)