tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
proposal; proposition; suggestion
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
beginning; outset; first; onset
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
of course; certainly; naturally
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
majority group (party, faction)
influence; effect; impact
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
suspicion (of others); jealousy
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
from the viewpoint of; according to
sense of caution; wariness
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to need; to call for; to require
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
the other day; a few days ago
story; tale; talk; discussion
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)