howdunit (detective story)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
technical term; terminology; jargon
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
whydunit (detective story)
origin; beginning; source
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
art of making elixirs (e.g. in Chinese trad. medicine); alchemy
perpetual youth and longevity
division; section; classification; sorting; division
physics (study of natural science in ancient Greek philosophy)
(written) work; book; writings
memory; sense; experience
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
historical; traditional; historic
writing; book; (literary) work
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical