distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
either way; in any case; one way or another
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
to translate; to interpret
Sherlockian (Sherlock Holmes fan or scholar); Holmesian
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
bowing (of a stringed instrument)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
incident; affair; happening; event
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
one by one; one after another; successively
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to close (one's eyes); to shut
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
countenance; features; looks
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
expression; presentation; representation; notation
other than; excluding; without
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
atrocity; (arch.) treason