appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to be found; to be discovered
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
court (of law); courtroom
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
detonator; percussion cap
explosion; rupture; break off
function; facility; faculty; feature
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
by myself; in person; by oneself
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
index finger; forefinger; second toe
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
capable of anything; liable to do