prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
sympathy; compassion; pity
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
arrest; apprehension; capture
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
finishing blow; coup de grâce
picking; collecting; harvesting
rather; better; instead; if anything
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to employ; to hire; to charter
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
vice; immorality; corruption
trial; judgement; judgment
nonprosecution; nonindictment
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
when it becomes; when it comes to
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)