isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
perfect; complete; flawless
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
sorry; excuse me; thank you
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
performer; actor; actress; cast
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all