curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
single word; a few words; brief comment
combination; union; binding; bond
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
main battery; main armament
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
prejudice; bias; distorted view
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
last night; yesterday evening
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)