plainclothes police officer
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
valuable article; valuables
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
reputation; respectability
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be silent; to say nothing
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
back street; back alley; off-street
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
selection; choice; option
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)