to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be absorbed in reading
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
dispute; argument; contention
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
right in the midst of; right at the height of
working; in operation; running; active
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
underground; subterranean
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
reigning; controlling; dictating
power; authority; influence
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
to differ depending on ...
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face