close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
guess; speculation; supposition
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
based on; on the basis of
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to find out; to discover; to locate
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
owner of a horse (esp. racehorse); registered owner (of a racehorse)