search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
ability; capability; competence; skill
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
on countless occasions; many a time
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
transfer; transport; removal
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
extract; excerpt; selection
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to speak ill of; to disparage
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
never mind!; don't worry about it
head; brains; intelligence
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
not necessarily so; is not always true
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
symbol; code; sign; notation