explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
one's person; around one's person
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
detective agency; enquiry agency
student (esp. a university student)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to some extent; to a certain extent
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust