conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
witnessing; observing; sighting
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
there is nothing; having nothing
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to spend time (on doing something)
in the mountains; among the mountains
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
there is nothing; having nothing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to join forces; to cooperate
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to flare up; to fly into a rage
distrust; unjust suspicion