INVESTIGATION	formal or systematic examination or research
SIZEABLE	considerable, enormous, vast
WARE HOUSE	a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored before their export for sal
CRIMINAL RECORD	a list of crimes for which sb has been convicted
RUN A CHECK ON STH / SB	to find out if sth or sb is safe, true or trustworthy
TAKE SB ON	to give work to or employ sb
TAKE SB's WORD FOR IT	to believe what sb says without investigating further
GULLIBLE	credulous, naive
IN ANY CASE	regardless of what has occurred or will occur
PREPOSTEROUS	centrary to nature, reason, or sense; absurd; ridiculous
DO SB IN	to kill sb
MEDDLE WITH (syn. INTERFERE)	try to influence or change a situation that does not concern you or that you do not understand
PURCHASE	buy
FILTH	dirt, esp. a lot of it
LOOSE SLEEP OVER	to worry about sth/ sb suffer from insomnia
HANDLE	deal with, do
BOAST ABOUT	pride oneself on
CONCLUDE	complete / finalize
ONE'S CUP OF TEA	sth that is in accord with one's liking or taste
PROXIMITY	earness in distance or time
BOND	relationship/ tie that unites people
GO BEYOND	to exceed sth / overstep it / surpass
BRIBE	persuade sb to act in one's favor, illegaly, by a gift of money
BE ONTO STH	to be in the process of finding or understanding sth
SOME WHAT	slightly, alittle, a bit
PLANT (seeds, a bomb, a kiss )	to position, place, put sth
DRUG TRAFFICKER	an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
KEEP A LOW PROFILE	to avoid attracting attention to yourself
PERTAIN TO STH	to relate to / concern
FRONT GROUP	any entity set up by and controlled by another organization that can act for the parent group ...
MONEY LAUDERING	the process of concealing the source of large amounts of money that have beed gained through ill....
RING A BELL	to seem familiar , remind one of sth
SEARCH WARRANT	a legal order allowing a law enforcement officer to search certain premises for evidence of a crime
SENCE	to detect
TRAUMA	severe emotional or mental distress caused by on experience
HARD UP	broke
CHILD MAINTENANCE	court - ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the child after divorce
CLAIM THE INSURANCE MONEY	demand compensation for loss , damage from an insurance agency
TRINKER WITH	to manipulate, try to mend
BRAKES	a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle
IN-LAWS	your relatives by marriage ( the father and mother of your husband or wife )
ROOKIE / COPPER	policeman / constable / cop
KEEP SB POSTED	to keep sb up to date / informed
INCREASINGLY	more and more
RELUCTANT	not wanting to do sth
FANCY ONESELF AS	to imagine that sb is a particular type of person
CUNNING AS A FOX	devious / smart
LOOSE ONE's GRIP ON STH	to fail to maintain control
LONG - STANDING	continued or existing for a long time
QUICK - WITTED	bright / smart
BE ALL EARS	to be very eager to hear what sb is going to say
EVIDENCE	proof / testimony
TESTIFY	to bear witness
DANGLE	swing or hang loosely
UNRAVEL	to investigate and solve ot explain ( sth complicated or puzzling )
PONY TAIL	a hairstyle in which the hair is drawn back and tied at the back of the head
GEEZER	a strange old man
BRANCH	a division of a business or other organization
PAL	a close male friend or buddy
SOUND	sensible / rational
WELL	a deep hole in the ground from which ppl take water
ATONE FOR	to make amends for an error / do penance
REPUTEDLY	according to what people say or believe ; supposedly
CAST SUSPICION	to make ppl think that sb has done sth wrong
GOING DOWN THE DRAIN	to be ruined or destroyed
PINCH	to take money or property wrongfully ( syn. steal)
SHARE	a part or portion of sth
CONVINCED	sure that sth is true or genuine
BROOD OVER STH	think deeply about sth that make one unhappy (syn. worry)
TRANSGRESSION	an act that goes agains the law, rule or code of conduct (syn. offense)
TALK SENSE	to speak rationally
RUMOUR HAS IT	there is a rumor that ....
PUT ONE's PRIORITIES RIGHT	to focus one's attention, energy on that which is most and truly important
RECLAIM	retrieve, get back
PROPERTY	a thing belonging to sb ; possessions collectively