Lexicon

Women Detectives

(to) miss: to not see, hear, or notice something
(to) notice: if you notice something or someone, you realise they exist
(to) shave: (to) cut off hair very close using a razor
(to) solve a crime
(to) turn the tables: if you turn the tables, you reverse a situation to your advantage
active: ≠ passive
cunning: clever
determined: showing determination
dowsize: make smaller
equal: ≠ unequal
evidence: proof
gossip: talking about other people’s private life behind their back
in the foreground: ≠ in the background
insufferable: extremely annoying or unpleasant
investigation: enquiry
menial: menial work is boring, needs no skill, and is not important
nosy: gossipy
professional: ≠ amateur
proper: the real or of good standards
set: if a film or story is set in a particular place or period, the aciton is taking place there or then.
skill: the ability to do something well because you have learned or practised it
spinster: an unmarried women, usually one who is no longer young and seems unlikely to marry
traditional: ≠ modern
unconventional: unusual
unfair: unjust