top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
world; society; people; the public
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
professional killer; hit man
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
calm; composed; cool; quiet
surveillance camera; security camera
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
such; like that; that sort of; very
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
middle of the night; dead of night
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
authentication by facial recognition