another; different; something else
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
one way or the other; either way
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
hey there; I say; see here
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
from the viewpoint of; according to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
spouse; wife; husband; partner
and then; and so; and; so then
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit