scrupulous; careful; meticulous
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
(sound of one's) heartbeat
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
evident; plain; distinct; clear
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
police surgeon; police medical officer
nonetheless; nevertheless
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
perfectly round; perfectly circular
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case