aviator; flying ace; birdman
to waste time; to kill time
great joy; delight; jubilation
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
tie; social bond; link; obi and cord; string; belt
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
accidental death; casualty
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
to get drunk; to become tipsy
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
last week; the week before
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
gentle; mild; meek; tender
very small; very little; slight; trifling; negligible; insignificant
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement