center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
reading circle; reading group; book club
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
several sheets (flat objects)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
dissection; autopsy; analysis
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
whispering into a person's ear
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
foreign; abroad; overseas
notes; comment; remark; annotation
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
popular name; common name; given name
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
seventh day of the month; seven days
social page (of newspaper); local news page
again (and again); once again; yet again