inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
ninja house; ninja residence
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
police; police officer; police station
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
police officer; policeman; constable
trauma (usu. psychological)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
discovery; detection; finding
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to increase; to add to; to augment
author; writer; novelist; artist
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
number one; first; best; most; game; round
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
wonderful; splendid; magnificent