to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to follow; to conform; to apply to
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
very likely; very probable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
had better ...; had better not ...
offender; criminal; culprit
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
don't you think?; indicates question
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
I see; that's right; indeed
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall