faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
establishment; settlement
someone; a certain person
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
operation; functioning; running
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
offender; criminal; culprit
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(personal) background check
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to prowl after; to keep watch on
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to invite in; to show someone in
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
immediately; at once; instantly
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome