performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
affidavit; deposition; testimony
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
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)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
arrest; apprehension; capture
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
police; police officer; police station
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
televising; broadcasting; airing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)