thereupon; shortly thereafter
discovery; detection; finding
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to squint (one eye); to narrow
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to shed light; to cast light
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
threatening letter; intimidating letter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to change completely; to change suddenly
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to care for someone; to look after someone
to read (a book, etc.) over again
influence; effect; impact
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
reality; actuality; hard fact
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
way of eating; how to eat