to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
the staff; inside the department
guess; conjecture; surmise
(distinction of) sex; gender
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to be consistent; to be coherent
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
name plate; name tag; label
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
now that you say that; now that you mention it
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
irritation; annoyance; frustration
utmost limits; extremity; limit