dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
and; thereupon; because of that
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
having gone too far to turn back
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
that day; the very same day
report; notification; registration
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to not believe one's ears
commuting to school; school commute
home area; home town; local
commuter pass; season ticket
don't you think?; indicates question
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)