coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to take back; to recapture
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
recovery; undoing; recall
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
worry; mental agony; heartache
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to be profitable; to yield a profit
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
genuine article; real thing; real deal
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
good humour (humor); good mood
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
change of key (during piece); modulation
switching over to; migration; transition
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
central government office; head office; this office
(criminal) investigation headquarters
cooperation; collaboration
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
(police) detective; criminal matter
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
police identification card