approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
within; inside of; less than
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
headquarters; head office; main office
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
wherein; therein; thereinto
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to have a talk; to tell a story
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up