detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
offender; criminal; culprit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
loved one; lover; sweetheart
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to finish reading; to read through
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
incessant talking; rapid talking
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
alone; by oneself; on one's own
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be discouraged; to be disheartened