the other day; a few days ago
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
offender; criminal; culprit
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
number; number plate; license plate
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
many; much; plenty; hardly
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to need; to call for; to require
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
police; police officer; police station
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)