materials; data; document
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be photographed; to be projected
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
general; popular; common; typical
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
work; business; company; study
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
in the end; at the end of the day
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
principal occupation; core business
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
fate; destiny; predestination
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result