mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
essentially the same with only minor differences
outline; summary; argument
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
unnatural death; violent death
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
irony; rhetorical question
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
boasting; bragging; talking big
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis