plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
step; stride; counter for steps
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
calamity; misfortune; disaster
explanation; interpretation
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
plainclothes police officer
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
behind; in the rear; in back
street; quarter; district; area
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
not knowing one's way around; not familiar with the area; not knowing what to do
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory