to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
in a little bit; after a short while
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
determination; resolution
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
settlement; solution; resolution
ultimate; final; last; eventual
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
derailment; digression; deviation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
in the same way as; just like
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
intelligence test; IQ test
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
results; record; grades; marks
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
very interesting; of great interest
interior elevation; expansion plan (of a ship); net (of a polyhedron); development