to be able to manage somehow or other
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
novel; original; new; innovative
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
leading; guiding; commanding
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
letter of responsibility (for a crime)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to tower over the surroundings
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word