bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
document; official papers
leather cover; leather binding
personal organiser (e.g. Filofax)
digital voice recorder; field recorder
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
detective agency; enquiry agency
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
one's family (home) background (environment)
main question; real issue at hand
single-mother household; fatherless family
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
place; situation; position; location
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
two times; twice; two degrees
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
neighbourhood; neighborhood
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
second marriage; remarriage
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent