to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
secret understanding; collusion
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unpredictability; element of surprise
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to turn towards; to point
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
thereupon; shortly thereafter
snake; serpent; large snake
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)