civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
street; quarter; district; area
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to order; to command; to appoint
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
surely; certainly; without doubt
to gain fame; to make one's name
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
sorry; excuse me; thank you
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
just a minute; small quantity
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
how; in what way; by what means