preliminary investigation; preparation
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
in the future; another day; later
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
agricultural land; farmland
half and half; fifty-fifty
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
one room apartment; studio apartment
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
police; police officer; police station
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
decision; determination; resolution