comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
so; therefore; and; (and) then
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
three; three years of age
intuition; instinct; hunch
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
C; c; Celsius; cyan; C (programming language)
correction; revision; amendment
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability