heart attack; to have a heart attack
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
(police) detective; criminal matter
presence; sitting with; being with
coincident with; while; simultaneously
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
without; but if; otherwise; or else
offender; criminal; culprit
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
murder; homicide; manslaughter
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
strong-willed; strong of heart
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
one by one; one after another; successively
Murder on the Orient Express (1934 detective novel by Agatha Christie)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
pointing out; identification
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable