riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to explain; to dispel doubts
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
Sherlockian (Sherlock Holmes fan or scholar); Holmesian
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
trusting too much; overestimating ability
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
rather; better; instead; if anything
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
event; phenomenon; matter
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture