advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
intelligence gathering; information gathering
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to telephone; to make a phone call
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
anonymity; using an assumed name
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
the real criminal; true culprit
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
rather; better; instead; if anything
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
duty; obligation; responsibility
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain