the other day; a few days ago
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
treatment (of a person); dealing with
victim; injured party; sufferer
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
thereupon; shortly thereafter
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
person concerned; interested party; related party
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
suspicious-looking; fishy
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to give directions; to issue instructions
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to stiffen; to become stiff
acquaintance; appreciative friend
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
testimony; (verbal) evidence
detailed; minute; articulate
bed and food; eating and sleeping
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless