detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
author; writer; novelist; artist
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
imagination; supposition; guess
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
body; group; party; company; troupe
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
foreign; abroad; overseas
(not) even once; (not) ever
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
small number; few; minority
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance