reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
thunderstorm; thundershower
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blow out; to spout out
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
destruction; disruption; (application) crash