to become settled; to be fixed
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
useless; vain; aimless; idle
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
here and there; in places
after school (at the end of the day)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to make one's rounds; to patrol
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
interior; inside; internal
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off