absence; disregard; indifference
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
murder; homicide; manslaughter
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
to happen to meet; to come across
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
when; at what moment; what time
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pitch dark; total darkness
to lose sight of; to miss
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
from the viewpoint of; according to
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
double doors opening from the centre
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
invisibly; secretly; privately