(police) detective; criminal matter
meaning; significance; sense
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
of course; certainly; naturally
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
should; must; -able; probably; likely
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
surely (not); certainly (not)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
antiquity; the previous era
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?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but