through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
magic; sorcery; incantation
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
directionality; directivity
offender; criminal; culprit
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
letter; missive; note; mail
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
wholesale arrest; round-up
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
intelligence gathering; information gathering
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to happen to have on hand or in stock
out of one's line; out of one's field
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
professional job; profession
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA