soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
distinction; discrimination
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
simply put; putting it simply; in short
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to have an idea; to have a clue
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
not yet known; unknown; strange
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
all you have to do is; just; that's all