very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
like this; this sort; this way
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
jail sentence; imprisonment
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
question; inquiry; enquiry
source of information; intelligence source; message source
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to ask; to enquire; to query
to approach; to draw near
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
different newspaper (esp. by a different publisher); another newspaper
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
diplomatic; diplomatically
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
time around sunset; early evening
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service