definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
witnessing; observing; sighting
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
back off!; leave me alone!
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
short pause; short interval
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake