person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
plural; multiple; several
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
arrest; apprehension; capture
simply; merely; only; solely
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
death from disease; death from illness
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
while; during; performed in this condition
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
on the occasion of; at the time of
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below