fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
(police) detective; criminal matter
(medical) doctor; physician
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
incessant working; working non-stop
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
exploitation; overuse; abuse
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to pile up; to accumulate
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
criminal nature; criminality
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
very; much; greatly; a lot of
recompense; indemnity; atonement
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
candid-camera; candid-camera footage
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
in the future; another day; later
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set