investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to put on airs; to assume importance
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ago; since; before; previous
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
presumption; assumption; estimation
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
originally; by nature; from the start
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
just because; even if; even though
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
hey there; I say; see here
offender; criminal; culprit
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life