to make merry; to be festive
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to not believe one's ears
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
well-bred; of good upbringing
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
together; at the same time; same; identical
poisoning; kill by poison
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to get one's head around; to think about
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time