(police) detective; criminal matter
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
single-mother household; fatherless family
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
leaving school during a term
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
supply; provision; raising; procurement
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
sincere; earnest; serious
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
of no interest; not interested
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time