assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cooperation; collaboration
to throw at; to turn; to raise
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
action committee; executive committee
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
whereabout; about where; how much
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
staying behind; remaining; residual
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
(power) transformer; trance; trans
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up