prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
war; fighting; fierce competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
for example; for instance; e.g.
possible; likely; probable
imagination; supposition; guess
suggestion; hint; implication
preface; introduction; preamble
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
sting operation; undercover investigation
government service; the bureaucracy
to be consistent; to be coherent
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
every year; yearly; annually
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
use; utilization; utilisation; application
the same; the said; likewise
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay