the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
murder for pleasure; lust murder
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
discovery; detection; finding
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
free time; time at leisure
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
offender; criminal; culprit
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to surround; to crowd around
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
victim; injured party; sufferer
great depth; bottomless; great height
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set