what's the matter?; what's wrong?
how long; how far; how much
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
compensating; making up for; supplementation
front company (for an organized crime operation)
District Public Prosecutor's Office
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
conviction; belief; confidence
to shoot a person to death
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
all; entire; whole; altogether
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
anything and everything; just about everything
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to