initial investigation (by police)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sting operation; undercover investigation
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
suspicious character (person, figure)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to put into effect; to put into practice
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
arrest; apprehension; capture
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
Europe and America; the West
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
review; reconsideration; revision
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning