car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
(police) detective; criminal matter
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
simply; merely; only; solely
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
premises search; household search
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
release; liberation; acquittal
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation