to become rounded; to roll into a ball
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
long ago; previous; of a former age
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
without sparing time for sleep
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
general public; the masses
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
police drama (television); detective drama
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(police) detective; criminal matter
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor