the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
history of; experience of
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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 transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
flight; desertion; escape
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
thorough; exhaustive; complete
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite