need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
near; nearby; not far off
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
separate; respective; different
very likely; very probable
discovery; detection; finding
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
if you think about it; come to think of it
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
reconfirmation; double check
mountain chain; mountains
(drinks) coaster; roller coaster; coaster brake (on a bicycle)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter