there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sorry; excuse me; thank you
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
suffix for familiar person
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble