to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
self-examination; reflection
yourself; himself; herself
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
this sort of; this type of
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to explain adequately; to be accountable
is something that; is that which
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
guess; speculation; supposition
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
usually; under usual circumstances
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
mental; spiritual; emotional
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
custom; habit; customary practice
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect