reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to think of; to come up with
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
paper bag for putting a present in
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to pass each other; to brush past each other; to mingle together
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
yeast mash; yeast starter
senses of seeing and hearing; audiovisual
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
by sheer strength; by brute force
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
hostile relations; hostile relationship
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care