law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
mask; disguise; guise; mask
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
(department) store; (department) stores
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to arrest; to capture; to seize
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
stealthily; secretly; in secret
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
forcibly; against one's will
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched