pride; boast; credit (to)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to deal with a large number
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
detective work; detective industry
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
intuition; instinct; hunch
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to like; to love; to be fond of
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly