secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to control; to command; to get the better of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
connection; link; relationship
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
premises search; household search
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to pick up; to find; to gather
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(together) with; -wide; including
family; relatives; dependents; household
pre-war days; before the war
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
home area; home town; local
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die