matter of time; question of time
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
to arrive home; to return
clear; precise; definite; distinct
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to get out of bed; to show a leg
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
what's what; heads or tails
thought; consideration; thinking
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
late at night; at a late hour
last week; the week before
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to say; to tell; to state; to do
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
of course; certainly; naturally
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
normal practice; proper practice
interior; inside; internal
offender; criminal; culprit
no!; no no!; no, not at all
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate