if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
pointing out; identification
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
vice; immorality; corruption
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all