previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
warrant; summons; written order
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
police cell; place of detention; jail
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
naturally; of course; understandably
human rights; civil liberties
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to detain; to take into custody
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
in the city; within the city
outside the city; suburbs
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
mountain road; mountain trail
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
housing district; residential district
nothing but; none other than