pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
adds force or indicates command
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant