to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
offender; criminal; culprit
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
comparatively; quite; rather
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
as expected; as predicted
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
all you want; as much as one wants
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)