scene of the crime (offense, offence)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
in the mountains; among the mountains
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to join forces; to cooperate
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to flare up; to fly into a rage
distrust; unjust suspicion
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
sanity; consciousness; soberness
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
should time and circumstances permit
to press a question; to cross-examine
countermeasure; counter-measure
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
-less; lacking; non-existing
something small; something petty; trifle
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
instead; but (on the other hand)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into