drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(period of) a year; during an era
(not) even once; (not) ever
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
premises search; household search
ago; since; before; previous
until now; so far; up to the present
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
study; library; den; home office; reading room
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb