starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
equality; impartiality; evenness
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
end of a road; end of a street
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
like this; in this way; as you see
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
image; figure; figure; form; image
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor