trio; gang of three; threesome
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get one's head around; to think about
student (esp. a university student)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)