to find out; to discover; to locate
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to cover fully; to wrap around
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
intelligence or information network
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
other companies in the same business; rival firms
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
financial market; money market
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to add (to); to add on; to append
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
(not) even once; (not) ever
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being