planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
planned; scheduled; systematic
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
exemplar; model; example; pattern
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
novel; original; new; innovative
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
foreign; abroad; overseas
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
well-known; noted; celebrated
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
process; course; mechanism
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered