mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
murder; homicide; manslaughter
offender; criminal; culprit
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to begin; to set about; to start
(made of) stone; stone-built
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
birth; creation; formation
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present