to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
besides; in addition; also; moreover
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
offender; criminal; culprit
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
decision; settlement; definition
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
death penalty; capital punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
university (college) professor
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
medical experiment on a living person or animal
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
pharmaceutical (drug) company
one's possessions; ownership
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
January; first month of the lunar calendar
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
last night; yesterday evening
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers