enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
finishing blow; coup de grâce
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
illegal; illicit; unlawful
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
maid; helper; help; assistance
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
for example; for instance; e.g.
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
while; during; performed in this condition
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result