what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
Bachelor of Science; BSc; BS
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
frost and dew; something fleeting; something transient; something short-lived
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
so; like this; in this way
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
tall figure; high stature
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
settlement; solution; resolution
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed