detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
prize money; monetary award; reward
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
curiosity; inquisitiveness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
acquaintance; appreciative friend
too much; excessively; too
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
small fraction; small proportion
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone