investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to stop talking; to be silent
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
distention; fullness; inflation; flatulence
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
critical point (temperature)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
intuition; instinct; hunch
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
abandoning; giving up; quitting
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish