leader; guide; mentor; coach
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
in good health; alive and well; going strong
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
first meeting; first interview with
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
inspection; examination; checking
offender; criminal; culprit
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
no sleep or rest; working day and night
underworld; underside of society
intelligence or information network
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
large family; extended family
to escape from; to get out
interested person; volunteer; supporter
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
to say no more; to sink into silence
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver