correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
how many years; how long; what year
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to fall in love (with); to love
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper
after a long time; for the first time in a while
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
talking while standing; standing around talking
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
many; much; plenty; hardly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
positive thinking; optimism
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together