more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be surprised; to be astonished
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to pass (of time); to elapse
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to attempt; to test; to try out
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
of all things (days, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there