point in common; common feature
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
falling object; fallen object
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.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
in person; personally; directly
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
violation of territorial sovereignty; intrusion into territory
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
how long; how far; how much
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
untouched; unused; intact
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm