deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be conspicuous; to stand out
nothing but; none other than
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
large build; large pattern
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
without; but if; otherwise; or else
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
episode; anecdote; vignette
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come and go; to go back and forth
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
minority group (party); minority
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
police identification card
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
presence (impressive quality)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death