force short for police force
closely with great attention
give up stop doing something, admit
defeat. Here means leaving the
police force
early turn early duty or shift
deal with attend to
alphabetical order i.e. A first, B second, etc.
"Hawkeye" friendly name (nickname)
given to someone who notices
everything. We often say that such
a person has "eyes like a hawk."
petty thefts small things stolen
over during
civilian clothes ordinary clothes, not his
policeman''s uniform
without attracting attention without being noticed
get bored lose interest (because
nothing is happening)
bushes small trees
relieved replaced (by another
policeman)
congratulated praised
a short cut a way that shortens the
distance
evidence proof
identification document proving you are
who you say you are
rehearse practise
break into enter (a house) by force
without permission
be about to be on the point of
for goodness'' sake! exclamation of annoyance or
surprise
never mind don''t worry
struggle fight
overpower restrain by force, make
someone submit by physical force
warmly enthusiastically
switch on turn on (the TV)
serial programme in several
episodes
credit thanks, praise
We''ll make a policeman of you yet
We think you will eventually become a good policeman
They don''t call me Hawkeye for nothing
This is one of the reasons why people call me Hawkeye
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