before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be found; to be discovered
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
on the occasion of; at the time of
personal history; background; career
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to stop walking; to pause
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
murder; killing; murderer
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice