crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
release; liberation; acquittal
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to fall off; to tumble down
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
throwaway; disposable; single-use
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
the matter you have been talking about
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
supply; supplying; replenishment
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to attack; to assault; to assail
just one person; only one
to make one's rounds; to patrol
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
tenth day of the month; ten days