to talk; to carry meaning
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
absentmindedness; peace of mind
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
death by suffocation; death by choking
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
presumption; assumption; estimation
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
certain evidence; definite evidence
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
main shrine; inner sanctuary
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
individual; private person; personal; private
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
to investigate; to examine
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
most part; greater part; majority
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around