conversely; on the contrary
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to become empty; to be emptied
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
the real criminal; true culprit
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
large number (of); many; majority
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed