reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
weather forecast; weather report
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
accumulation; accumulate; store
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
accurate; correct; precise; exact
weather; fair weather; fine weather
long ago; previous; of a former age
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
really; truly; indeed; good grief
imagination; supposition; guess
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sympathy; compassion; pity
so what!; who gives a damn?
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
ultimate; final; last; eventual
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded