present post; current office; (an) incumbent
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to repeat; to do over again
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)