victim; injured party; sufferer
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
offender; criminal; culprit
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
testimony; (verbal) evidence
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
administration of justice
system; organization; organisation; architecture
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging