(police) detective; criminal matter
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
electricity; (electric) light
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
something; something or other; something something
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
changing completely; transformation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
in accordance with; according to
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
profitable plan; good plan
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence