sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
police investigator; investigator
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
everywhere; all over; throughout
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
after that; afterwards; thereafter
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
last night; yesterday evening
to explain adequately; to be accountable
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
treating someone like a child
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter