switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
detective work; detective industry
empirically; from experience
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
author; writer; novelist; artist
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
searching for someone; search for a missing person
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
clerk; office worker; office staff
cat hater; dislike of cats
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
table of charges; tariff; price list
jealousy; regarding with jealousy
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
falling plump; falling down flat
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
music for strings; string music
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)