else; in addition; besides
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
imitating; copying; mimicking
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
hey; listen; look here; I say
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely