search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
leading person; foremost figure
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
tool; implement; means; furniture
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
calamity; disaster; accident
to call in; to invite; to bring in
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
personal; individual; private
prejudice; bias; distorted view
based on; on the basis of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
pointing out; identification
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
classification; categorization; sorting
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
narrow margin; slim margin