attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
police; police officer; police station
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
you (plural); all of you; you all
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
secretary (government); director; chief
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
weekly publication; weekly magazine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
article; news story; report; account
surroundings; environs; circumference
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
by means of; due to; because of; according to
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
at that time; in those days
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that