administrative official; secretary; commissioner
government office; public office
talk about divorce or separation
living by oneself; living alone
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
police officer; policeman; policewoman
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to stop (plug) one's ears
democratic nation; democratic country
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of