(police) detective; criminal matter
around the world; throughout the world
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
welcome!; nice to see you!
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal