common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
heir; inheritor; successor
adopter; adopting parent or parents; adoptive parent or parents; foster parent or parents
separation; farewell; parting
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
gas station; petrol station; filling station; service station; fuel depot
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
detour; diversion; alternative route
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)