to break the record; to break a record
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
salary reduction; salary cut
business office; place of business
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
to make coffee; to brew coffee
cardioplegia; heart attack
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
new record (in sports, etc.)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
answering machine; answer phone
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
fixed date; appointed day
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
release; liberation; acquittal
drinking party; get-together
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman