head; brains; intellect; understanding
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
police; police officer; police station
cooperation; collaboration
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
considerably; fairly; quite
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to watch over; to watch attentively
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
impossible to do (although wants to)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy