to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to flare up; to burst into flames
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
bolt from the blue; great surprise
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to spend time (on doing something)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to commit a crime; to do evil
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
little by little; bit by bit
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
rich person; wealthy person
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
how can (one) do something
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
in the same way as; just like
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision