to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
article; news story; report; account
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
scoundrel; rascal; villain
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
death by hanging; execution by hanging
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to concern; to be related
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
manipulation of information; spin
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around