frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
while; during; while; although; all; both
cache; place to hide something
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)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
murder; homicide; manslaughter
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
two persons; two people; pair; couple
death penalty; capital punishment
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
established fact; fait accompli
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
that is to say; so that means
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sports ground; sports oval
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station