time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
number one; first; best; most; game; round
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
link; directory entry; rink
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
interior; inside; internal
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext