study of foreign languages; linguistics
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
failure; mistake; blunder
talking about memories; reminiscences
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
is something that; is that which
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
story of one's experiences
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch