detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
river; stream; River; the ... river
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
performer; actor; actress; cast
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
chance; opportunity; occasion
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
new student; freshman; first-year student
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to discuss; to talk together
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
offender; criminal; culprit
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to turn completely into; to become completely
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)