in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
discovery; detection; finding
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
180 degrees; complete change
settlement; solution; resolution
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
if you think about it; come to think of it
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
column; file; (vertical) line
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion