to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
(police) detective; criminal matter
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to affect; to impact; to influence
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
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
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
guess; conjecture; surmise
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
process; course; mechanism
emotional strength; force of will
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
although I say; although one might say; although called
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
remarkable; striking; obvious
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
this sort of; this type of
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts