villain; baddie; the villain's part
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hard to reach place; remote place
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
dispersing; breaking up; running away
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to part left and right; to open out
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
on the right as one faces (it)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
should; must; -able; probably; likely
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
speaking voice; talking voice