to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
offender; criminal; culprit
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
intuition; instinct; hunch
thought; consideration; thinking
and yet; though; when; in spite of
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
input; (data) entry; typing
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily