1 detective

2 to do detective work

1 weaponry

2 weapons

3 arms

1 sharp weapon

2 effective implement

3 outstandingly able individual

1 device

2 tool

3 utensil

4 classifier: 台 tái

1 to explore

2 to search out

3 to scout

4 to visit

5 to stretch forward

1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly

2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state

3 Rome wasn't built in a day

1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy

2 nosy

1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)

2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents