to be surprised; to be astonished
public institution; public organization; official body
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
name; given name; first name
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
place; room; margin; scope
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
until now; so far; up to the present
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
many; numerous; various; large number of
illegal; illicit; unlawful
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
feeling; sense; impression
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
be (that) as it may; having said that
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention