assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
valuable article; valuables
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
same; similar; (just) like; equal
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
while; even though; despite
intelligence gathering; information gathering
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled