victim; injured party; sufferer
form; shape; figure; visage
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
plural; multiple; several
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
last week; the week before
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
knowing; (an) acquaintance
relation; connection; relevance
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
provisional; temporary; tentative
head; leader; prime minister
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
that's a different matter; that's a different story
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
don't you think?; indicates question
outside of; not covered by
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should