absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
how; in what way; by what means
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
this world; this life; world of the living
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(police) detective; criminal matter
government service; the bureaucracy
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to turn towards; to point
to collect; to assemble; to gather
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to concern; to be related
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
resemblance; similarity; analogy
to explain; to dispel doubts
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
well-known; noted; celebrated
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
counterfeit paper money; forged document
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular