(police) detective; criminal matter
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to spread; to be propagated
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
kitchen; financial situation; finances
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
criminal nature; criminality
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
never mind!; don't worry about it
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
personal; individual; private
this and that; one thing or another
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away