to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
all times and places; all ages and countries
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
probity check; background investigation
searching for someone; search for a missing person
such ... as; or some such
business; work; operations; service; duties
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
settlement; solution; resolution
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(by force of) circumstances
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
literally; to the letter; literal
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)