Maltese (small white terrier)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
lately; recently; nowadays
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
one by one; one after another; successively
kindergartener; preschooler
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
another's parent; another's parents
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away