to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to entertain; to make welcome
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
student (esp. a university student)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
last ray of hope; only hope
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
command; control; commander
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
negotiations; discussions; connection
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
calm; composed; leisurely
matter of time; question of time
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty