support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
other side; opposite side; other party
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
police drama (television); detective drama
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
(police) detective; criminal matter
there's no smoke without fire
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
one grade; first-class; primary
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
search for corroborative evidence
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith