modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
financier; business leader
clergyman; churchman; clergy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
difficult to ...; hard to ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
speech and conduct; words and deeds
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to look down on; to make light of
secrecy; highly classified information
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
such; this sort of; like this
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for