and (also); both ... and; as well as
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
from the beginning; from scratch
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to find out; to discover; to locate
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
everywhere; all over; throughout
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
best regards; please take care of; please do
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
wedding ring; wedding band
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
in the end; at the end of the day
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain