consequence; outcome; result; blame
two times; twice; two degrees
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
certainly; surely; definitely
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
head; brains; intellect; understanding
detective team; study group; club
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
testimony; (verbal) evidence
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
police; police officer; police station
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
offender; criminal; culprit
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to live; to reside; to inhabit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with