prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
government office; public office
talk about divorce or separation
living by oneself; living alone
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to be full of pride; to be boastful
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
police officer; policeman; policewoman
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
second day of the month; two days