to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
material witness; suspect
witnessing; observing; sighting
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
surroundings; environs; circumference
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
settlement; solution; resolution
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
hostess (in a hostess bar)
source of revenue; financial supporter
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to pass (of time); to elapse
clerk; office worker; office staff
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
connection; link; relationship
boy; son; baby boy; young man
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
father; dad; husband; you; he
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs