insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
special investigation headquarter
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
selection; choice; picking out
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
for the first time in one's life
materials; data; document
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(criminal) investigation headquarters
single word; a few words; brief comment
greeting; a fine thing to say
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
squad leader; group leader; team leader
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)