to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
schoolgirl; female student
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
observation; survey; watching
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
although I say; although one might say; although called
novel; story; (work of) fiction
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
probity check; background investigation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)