telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
whole face; all over one's face
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
cooperation; collaboration
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)