achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
discovery; detection; finding
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
excellent sweet; confection of an established name