calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
occasional; infrequent; rare
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
home; household; family; hearth
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
novel; story; (work of) fiction
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly