present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
temporary; transitory; short-lived
clerical desk; office desk
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
how far; to what extent; up to what point
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
one end; an end; part; fragment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
back cover (e.g. camera, watch, etc.)