special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
police investigator; investigator
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
opposite side; opposition
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ago; since; before; previous
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
city police; municipal police
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
you (plural); all of you; you all
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
control; check; restraint; inhibition
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
imagination; supposition; guess
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is