probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to unfold; to unroll; to open
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
particularly; only; in the case of
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory