reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
considerably; greatly; a lot
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to roll about; to writhe about
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to continue to do; to persist in doing
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
hard fight; difficult struggle
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(right at the) side; just beside
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
at the present time; as of now; at this time
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
8th day of the month; eight days
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
circulation; dissemination