drinking and vomiting; coming and going
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach