shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
a little bit; a little while
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to laugh away; to laugh off
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
mysterious thief; phantom thief
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
rational; logical; coherent
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
third day of the month; three days
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to