chapter one; first chapter
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
cash bonus; reward; bounty
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
arrest; apprehension; capture
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
indirection; indirectness
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sixth day of the month; six days
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
accurate; correct; precise; exact
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
atrocious crime; heinous crime
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)