with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
falling object; fallen object
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
in person; personally; directly
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
untouched; unused; intact
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following