crime; criminal act; offence; offense
follow-up (tracing) survey
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
outside one's jurisdiction
within; inside of; less than
one's place of appointment; one's post
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
composed expression; clear face
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
order-taking; salesperson
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
street at night; making a night journey
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
vacant house; unoccupied house
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic