to strangle; to constrict
autopsy; postmortem; post-mortem examination; necropsy
in the following manner; as follows
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
victim; injured party; sufferer
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(criminal) investigation headquarters
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
headquarters; head office; main office
money in one's possession
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
at the present time; as of now; at this time
standard white registration plate with green characters (used for private cars)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)