public power; governmental authority
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(death from) starvation; starving to death
police officer; policeman; constable
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
police drama (television); detective drama
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
parting; separation; farewell
follow-up service; after-sales follow up
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
testimony; (verbal) evidence
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
murder; homicide; manslaughter
concealment; suppression; hiding
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
information discovery; disclosure of information