the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
continuation; succession; series
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
murder; homicide; manslaughter
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
one-by-one; separately; in detail
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
point in common; common feature
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
victim; injured party; sufferer
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
arrest; apprehension; capture
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back