duty; function; office; mission; task
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
cooperation; coordination; link
give-and-take; give and take
private citizen; civilian
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
alternately; by turns; one after the other
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
staying the night; lodging (at)
absence from work without permission
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
many people; a large number of people
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
two (long cylindrical things)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
physical evidence; material evidence
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
food and drink; eating and drinking
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
daily wages; payment by the day
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial