disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
than; from; out of; except; but; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
testimony; (verbal) evidence
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
adds force or indicates command
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
offender; criminal; culprit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be silent; to say nothing
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation