if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
last night; yesterday evening
government management; state management
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continuation; succession; series
gem; jewel; precious stone
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
offender; criminal; culprit
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so