to refer to; to use as reference
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to jump at; to be attracted by
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to get tired out; to be exhausted
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to understand (each other); to comprehend
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to press a question; to cross-examine
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
of all things (days, etc.)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
(not) so much; (not) that much
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
incommunicative; taciturn
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
professional killer; hit man