one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
box cutter; utility knife
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to become locked; to lock
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how