to come face to face (with)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
tasteless and odorless; bland
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
long (time that has passed); old (story)
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
nightlife; night amusements
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
pale; pallid; bluish-white
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
love affair; love relationship
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to shake one's head (in denial)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related